Orognaphalon
| Orognaphalon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | G.L.Nesom |
Orognaphalon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes four species native to Costa Rica, Colombia, and Venezuela.[1]
Species are herbaceous non-stoloniferous perennials with erect stems, a basal rosette of leaves, and fibrous roots. They grow in high-elevation páramo grasslands in the northern Andes of Colombia and Venezuela,[2] and the mountains of Costa Rica.[1]
Species
Four species are accepted.[1][2]
- Orognaphalon grandiflorum G.L.Nesom – Sierra de Usme of Colombia, near Bogota
- Orognaphalon paramorum (S.F.Blake) G.L.Nesom – Serranía del Perijá of Colombia, Cordillera de Mérida Venezuela, and Costa Rica
- Orognaphalon rosulatum (S.Moore) G.L.Nesom – Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia
- Orognaphalon santamartense G.L.Nesom – Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia
References
- ^ a b c "Orognaphalon G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ a b Nesom, Guy L. (9 May 2024). "Two new genera of white-bracted Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae) from the northern and central Andes" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 2024–37: 1–62. ISSN 2153-733X.