Dasyphyllum
# Dasyphyllum

Dasyphyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is distributed in South America, with several species in southeastern Brazil.

Species include:

* Dasyphyllum argenteum
* Dasyphyllum armatum
* Dasyphyllum brasiliense
* Dasyphyllum brevispinum
* Dasyphyllum cabrerae
* Dasyphyllum candolleanum
* Dasyphyllum chapadense
* Dasyphyllum colombianum
* Dasyphyllum cryptocephalum
* Dasyphyllum diacanthoides
* Dasyphyllum donianum
* Dasyphyllum excelsum
* Dasyphyllum ferox
* Dasyphyllum flagellare
* Dasyphyllum floribundum
* Dasyphyllum fodinarum
* Dasyphyllum horridum
* Dasyphyllum hystrix
* Dasyphyllum inerme
* Dasyphyllum infundibulare
* Dasyphyllum lanceolatum
* Dasyphyllum lanosum
* Dasyphyllum latifolium
* Dasyphyllum lehmannii
* Dasyphyllum leiocephalum
* Dasyphyllum leptacanthum
* Dasyphyllum luetzelburgii
* Dasyphyllum maria-lianae
* Dasyphyllum orthacanthum
* Dasyphyllum popayanense
* Dasyphyllum reticulatum
* Dasyphyllum spinescens
* Dasyphyllum sprengelianum
* Dasyphyllum synacanthum
* Dasyphyllum tomentosum
* Dasyphyllum trichophyllum
* Dasyphyllum vagans
* Dasyphyllum varians
* Dasyphyllum velutinum
* Dasyphyllum vepreculatum
* Dasyphyllum weberbaueri

## Etymology of genus name

The genus name Dasyphyllum is a compound of the Greek elements δασύς ( dasus ) 'hairy' and φύλλον ( phyllon ) 'leaf', thus meaning "plant with hairy leaves".

