Pectis [SEP] parent taxon
Pectis
Pectis is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1759.
The name is derived from the Latin word "pecten", meaning "comb." It refers to the marginally-bristled leaves or the pappus form. These plants vary in appearance but they usually bear yellow daisy-like flower heads. Members of the genus are known generally as cinchweeds (current usage) or chinchweeds (older name).
They are native to the Americas, including
Leibnitzia occimadrensis"
- "Machaeranthera frutescens"
- "Machaeranthera stenoloba"
- "Melampodium appendiculatum"
- "Melampodium cupulatum"
- "Melampodium moctezumum"
- "Melampodium perfoliatum"
- "Milleria quinqueflora"
- "Montanoa leucantha"
- "Nicolletia trifida"
- "Parthenium tomentosum"
- "Pectis barberi"
- "Pectis exilis"
- "Pectis pimana"
- "Pectis purpurea"
- "Pectis stenophylla"
- "Pectis uniaristata"