Croptilon

Croptilon is a small North American genus of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.^[3][2]

Species

Croptilon
Croptilon divaricatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Chrysopsidinae
Genus:	Croptilon Raf.
Synonyms[1][2]
Haplopappus sect. Isopappus (Torr. & A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.f. Isopappus Torr. & A.Gray

Croptilon is native to the southeastern and south-central United States as well as northeastern Mexico.^[4][1][5]

• Croptilon divaricatum (Nutt.) Raf. - south-central + southeastern USA
• Croptilon hookerianum (Torr. & A.Gray) House - south-central USA
• Croptilon rigidifolium (E.B.Sm.) E.B.Sm. - Texas, Nuevo León