Smallanthus

Smallanthus sonchifolius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Millerieae
Subtribus: Milleriinae
Genus: Smallanthus
Species: S. apus – S. araucariophilus – S. cocuyensis – S. connatus – S. fruticosus – S. glabratus – S. jelskii – S. latisquamus – S. lundellii – S. macroscyphus – S. maculatus – S. mcvaughii – S. meridensis – S. microcephalus – S. oaxacanus – S. obscurus – S. parviceps – S. putlanus – S. pyramidalis – S. quichensis – S. riograndensis – S. riparius – S. siegesbeckius – S. sonchifolius – S. uvedalia

Name

Smallanthus Mack. in J.K. Small, Man. S.E. Fl.: 1406 (1933).

• Type species: Smallanthus uvedalia (L.) Mack. in J.K. Small, Man. S.E. Fl.: 1406 (1933).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Polymniastrum Small, Fl. Lancaster Co. 302 (1913) nom. illeg. hom. vide Polymniastrum Lam., Tabl. Encycl. (1823)
  • Alymnia Neck., Elem. Bot. 1: 31 (1790) opus utiq. oppr.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate (introduced) Regional: China China South-Central, Hainan, China North-Central, China Southeast. Regional: Eastern Asia Taiwan. Continental: Northern America Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Bermuda (introduced). Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Paraguay, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the Southeastern Flora . XXII+1554 pp. Published by the author, New York. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Smallanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jul 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Smallanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jul 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Smallanthus. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jul 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Smallanthus. Accessed: 28 Jul 2025. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Smallanthus Mack. ex Small in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2013-11-16. Reference page. 
• Smallanthus Mack. ex Small – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Smallanthus – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Vernacular names

• 日本語: スマランサス属

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