Stephanomeria
| wirelettuce | |
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| Stephanomeria virgata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Subtribe: | Microseridinae |
| Genus: |
Stephanomeria Nutt. |
| Type species | |
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Stephanomeria minor (syn of S. tenuifolia) (Hook.) Nutt. |
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Stephanomeria is a genus of North American plants also known as wirelettuce, belonging to the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family.
Stephanomeria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia scarletina, which feeds exclusively on the genus.
see Chaetadelpha Microseris Munzothamnus Pleiacanthus Prenanthella
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