Bombycilaena

Bombycilaena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[2][3] They are native to Europe, North Africa, southwestern Asia, + western North America.^[4]

species^[1][5]

• Bombycilaena californica - California, Oregon, Baja California
• Bombycilaena discolor - Mediterranean + southwest Asia from Spain + Morocco to Iran
• Bombycilaena erecta - Europe, + southwest Asia from Portugal + Morocco to Ukraine + Afghanistan

Bombycilaena
Bombycilaena erecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Bombycilaena (DC.) Smoljan.
Type species
Bombycilaena erecta (L.) Smoljan.
Synonyms[1]
Micropus sect. Bombycilaena DC.