Lasiospermum

Lasiospermum (cocoonhead)[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[3][4]

Species[1][5]

• Lasiospermum bipinnatum (Thunb.) Druce - Lesotho; introduced in Australia, California
• Lasiospermum brachyglossum DC. - Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Palestine
• Lasiospermum pedunculare Lag. - South Africa
• Lasiospermum poterioides Hutch. - South Africa

Species in homonymic genus

Lasiospermum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Anthemideae[1]
Genus:	Lasiospermum Lag. 1816, conserved name not Fisch. 1812
Type species
Lasiospermum pedunculare Lag.
Synonyms
Eriocarpha Lag. ex DC. Eriosphaera F.Dietr.

Species included in Lasiospermum Fisch. 1812,[6][7] now assigned to Lasiospora and Scorzonera[1]

• Lasiospermum angustifolium Fisch. - Scorzonera biebersteinii Lipsch.
• Lasiospermum ensifolium (M.Bieb.) Fisch. - Scorzonera ensifolia M.Bieb.
• Lasiospermum hirtum Fisch. - Lasiospora hirsuta (Gouan) Cass.

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-12 at Archive.today
2. "{{{taxon}}}". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
3. Lagasca y Segura, Mariano. 1816. Genera et species plantarum, Elench. Pl. 31
4. Tropicos, Lasiospermum Lag.
5. The Plant List search for Lasiospermum
6. Fischer, Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von. 1812 Catalogue du Jardin des Plants de S. E. Monsieur le Comte Alexis Razoumoffsky ed. 2, page 34
7. The International Plant Names Index