Perityle

Perityle is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. They are known generally as rock daisies.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toArizona, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Desventurados Is., Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, Peru, Utah

Perityle es un género de plantas fanerógamas perteneciente a la familia de las asteráceas. Comprende 104 especies descritas y de estas, solo 68 aceptadas.

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Commons category: Perityle
taxon name: Perityle
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9125
taxon common name: rockdaisy

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Perityle is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. They are known generally as rock daisies.

Perityle is a variable genus, with its members sharing few characteristics. They include small herbs to spreading shrubs and most bear yellow or white daisylike flower heads. The fruit is generally a flat seed with thickened margins which may or may not have a pappus or scales. Plants of this genus are native to North and South America.