Dolichothrix

For the insect genus, see Dolichothrix (fly).

Dolichothrix is a genus of flowering plants in the family of Asteraceae.^[2][3]

Dolichothrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Dolichothrix Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Species:	D. ericoides
Binomial name
Dolichothrix ericoides (Lam.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Synonyms[1]
Aphelexis ericoides Sweet Argyrocome ericoides Poir. Bryomorphe lycopodioides (Sch.Bip. ex Sch.Bip.) Levyns Bryomorphe zeyheri Harv. Gnaphalium argyrocoma Sch.Bip. Helichrysum ericoides (Lam.) Pers. Klenzea lycopodioides Sch.Bip. ex Walp. Stoebe nivea Thunb. Xeranthemum ericoides Lam. (basionym) Xeranthemum moniliforme Houtt. ex DC.

There is only one known species, Dolichothrix ericoides, which is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.^[1]