Plectocephalus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae, it contains seven described species mostly found in Americas and one in Africa.[2][3]

Plectocephalus
Plectocephalus americanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Centaureinae
Genus: Plectocephalus
D.Don
Type species
Plectocephalus americanus
(Nutt.) D.Don
Synonyms[1]
  • Centaurea sect. Plectocephalus (D.Don) DC.
Species[1][4]
Formerly included[1]

Plectocephalus dracaenoides (Johow) F.H.Hellw. - Centaurodendron dracaenoides Johow

References

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  1. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Don, David in Sweet, Robert. 1830. British flower garden: containing coloured figures & descriptions of the most ornamental & curious hardy herbaceous plants vol 4 in some copies, vol 2(1) in others, plate 51 in either version
  3. ^ The International Plant Names Index
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps