Psilocarphus

Psilocarphus is a genus of flowering plants in the pussy's-toes tribe within the daisy family.[2][3]

woolly marbles woollyheads
Psilocarphus brevissimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae[1]
Genus:	Psilocarphus Nutt.
Synonyms[1]
Bezanilla J.Rémy

Psilocarphus is known commonly as woolly marbles or woollyheads. It is native western North America and southern South America.[4]

Species[1][5][6]

• Psilocarphus brevissimus - BC ALB SAS WA OR CA NV ID UT WY MT, Baja California, Chile, Argentina
• Psilocarphus chilensis - CA, Chile
• Psilocarphus elatior - BC WA OR CA ID MT
• Psilocarphus globiferus - Chile, Argentina
• Psilocarphus oregonus - CA OR WA NV ID, Baja California
• Psilocarphus tenellus - BC CA OR WA ID MT, Baja California

formerly included[1]

Psilocarphus caulescens Benth.- Hesperevax caulescens (Benth.) A.Gray

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at Archive.today
2. Nuttall, Thomas. 1840. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 340–341 descriptions and commentary in English
3. Tropicos, Psilocarphus Nutt.
4. Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 456 Woolly marbles, woollyheads, Psilocarphus Nuttall
5. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
6. Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botánica 42: 1–157.

External links

• USDA Plants Profile