Uropappus
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| Silverpuffs | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Uropappus |
| Species: | U. lindleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Uropappus lindleyi Nutt. |
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Uropappus is a monotypic genus belonging to the plant family Asteraceae. [1]
Its only member is Uropappus lindleyi, commonly known as silverpuffs, occurs throughout California, and in the Western United States and northwestern Mexico. [2]