Perityle

Taxobox
name = "Perityle"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = Emory's Rock Daisy, "Perityle emoryi"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
subclassis = Asteridae
unranked_ordo = Euasterids II
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
genus = "Perityle"
genus_authority = Benth.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = c.75, see text.

"Perityle" is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae). They are known generally as rock daisies. This is a variable genus, with its members sharing few characteristics. They include small herbs to spreading shrubs and most bear yellow or white daisylike flower heads. The fruit is generally a flat seed with thickened margins which may or may not have a pappus or scales. Plants of this genus are native to western North America.

elected species

* "Perityle aglossa" – Bluff Rock Daisy
* "Perityle ajoensis" – Ajo Rock Daisy
* "Perityle congesta" – Grand Canyon Rock Daisy
* "Perityle coronopifolia" – Crowfoot Rock Daisy
* "Perityle emoryi" – Emory's Rock Daisy
* "Perityle incana" – Guadalupe Island Rock Daisy
* "Perityle intricata" – Delicate Rock Daisy, Narrow-leaved Laphamia
* "Perityle inyoensis" – Inyo Rock Daisy
* "Perityle megalocephala" – Nevada Rock Daisy
* "Perityle microglossa" – Short-rayed Rock Daisy, "manzanilla bronca"
* "Perityle quinqueflora" – Five-flowered Rock Daisy
* "Perityle saxicola" – Roosevelt Dam Rock Daisy
* "Perityle socorrosensis"
* "Perityle specuicola" – Alcove Rock Daisy
* "Perityle villosa" – Hanaupah Rock Daisy

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1684 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PERIT USDA Plants Profile]