Gladiopappus is in the tribe of Mutisieae (native in South America), within the Asteraceae family, under the Asterales order.
Gladiopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. Tribe: Mutisieae The Mutisioideae are a subfamily in the plant family Asteraceae that includes about 630 species assigned to 44 different genera. This subfamily is mainly native in South America, except for Adenocaulon, Chaptalia, Gerbera, Trichocline, which have species in all continents other than Europe and Antarctica. Family: Asteraceae Order: Asterales 
