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Plectocephalus
Plectocephalus is a genus of plants in the thistle tribe within the daisy family.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first
American basketflower
speciesPlectocephalus americanus

Chilean knapweed
speciesPlectocephalus chilensis

Rothrock's knapweed
speciesPlectocephalus rothrockii

Plectocephalus varians
speciesPlectocephalus varians

Plectocephalus bridgesii
speciesPlectocephalus bridgesii

Plectocephalus tweediei
speciesPlectocephalus tweediei

Plectocephalus gayanus
speciesPlectocephalus gayanus

Plectocephalus atacamensis
speciesPlectocephalus atacamensis

Plectocephalus illapelinus
speciesPlectocephalus illapelinus

Plectocephalus cachinalensis
speciesPlectocephalus cachinalensis

Plectocephalus floccosus
speciesPlectocephalus floccosus

Plectocephalus formosus
speciesPlectocephalus formosus

Plectocephalus bulbosus
speciesPlectocephalus bulbosus
Plectocephalus monocephalus
speciesPlectocephalus monocephalus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 362324.