Haplosticha
| Haplosticha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Subtribe: | Senecioninae |
| Genus: | Phil. |
| Species[1] | |
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Haplosticha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes three species of herbaceous perennials native to southern and central Chile and southern Argentina.[1][2]
The genus was first named by Rodolfo Amando Philippi in 1859, and later synonymized with Senecio. John Francis Pruski revived the genus in 2021. Species have white ray corollas is similar to Iocenes, but are distinguished from Iocenes by their truncate exappendiculate styles.[2]
Species
Three species are accepted.[1]
- Haplosticha arnicoides (Hook. & Arn.) Pruski – central and southern Chile
- Haplosticha trifurcata (G.Forst.) Pruski – south-central and southern Chile and southern Argentina
- Haplosticha zosterifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Pruski – central and southern Chile and southern Argentina (Neuquén and Rio Negro provinces)
References
- ^ a b c "Haplosticha Phil". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ a b Pruski, J.F. Studies of Neotropical Compositae–XV. The new genus Chaetacalia, retention of Aetheolaena, Culcitium, Haplosticha, and Iocenes, two new species of Senecio, and Lasiocephalus revisited again (Senecioneae: Senecioninae). Phytoneuron 2021-65: 1–83. Published 22 December 2021. ISSN 2153 733X