Micropus

For a genus of birds, see Pycnonotus.

Micropus, the cottonseeds,^[3] is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae.^[1][4]

Species^[2][5][6]

• Micropus amphibolus A.Gray - California
• Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - California, Oregon
• Micropus supinus L. - southern Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia

Cottonseed
Micropus californicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Micropus L.
Type species
Micropus supinus[1] L.
Synonyms[2]
Gnaphalodes Mill.