Micropus

Micropus, the cottonseeds,[3] is a genus of flowering plants in the pussy's-toes tribe within the daisy family.[2][4]

Species[1][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

For a genus of birds, see Pycnonotus.

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

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at Archive.today
2. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 927 in Latin
3. Flora of North America, Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 454 Cottonseed, micrope, falzblume, Micropus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 927. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 398. 1754.
4. Tropicos, Micropus L.
5. The Plant List search for Micropus
6. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps