Stephanomeria

Stephanomeria is a genus of North American plants also known as wirelettuce, belonging to the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.

Stephanomeria
Stephanomeria virgata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Microseridinae
Genus: Stephanomeria
Nutt.
Type species
Stephanomeria minor
(syn of S. tenuifolia)
Synonyms
  • Hemiptilium A.Gray
  • Ptiloria Raf.

Stephanomeria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia scarletina, which feeds exclusively on the genus.

Annual species
Perennial species
formerly included

see Chaetadelpha Microseris Munzothamnus Pleiacanthus Prenanthella

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