Geraea

"Desert sunflower" redirects here. For the species not of this genus commonly known as "desert sunflower", see Helianthus deserticola.

Geraea is a genus of the family Asteraceae from the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, commonly called the desert sunflower.^[1][2]

Species^[3][4][5][6]

• Geraea canescens Torr. & A.Gray - California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah
• Geraea viscida (A.Gray) S.F.Blake - California (San Diego + Imperial Counties), Baja California

Geraea
Geraea canescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subtribe:	Enceliinae
Genus:	Geraea Torr. & A.Gray, 1847
Type species
Geraea canescens Torr. & A.Gray