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Tansyaster

Psilactis

Tansyaster
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)

About

Psilactis is a genus of North American and South American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae which are known by the common name tansyaster. There are six species within the genus.

Where it grows

Five species within the genus have native distribution in Mexico. Psilactis heterocarpa is restricted to Texas in the United States with no Mexican distribution. P. odysseus is restricted to the Mexican states Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, and the other four species, P. asteroides, P. brevilingulata, P. gentryi, and P. tenuis, have distributions in both Mexico and the United States. P. brevilingulata has an additional presence in Colombia and Peru.

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Trans-Pecos tansyaster

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