# Croptilon

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***Croptilon*** is a small [North American](/source/North_America) genus of [flowering plants](/source/Flowering_plant) in the tribe [Astereae](/source/Astereae) within the family [Asteraceae](/source/Asteraceae).[1][2]

**Species**

*Croptilon* is native to the southeastern and south-central [United States](/source/United_States) as well as northeastern [Mexico](/source/Mexico).[3][4][5]

- *[Croptilon divaricatum](/source/Croptilon_divaricatum)* (Nutt.) Raf. - south-central + southeastern USA
- *[Croptilon hookerianum](/source/Croptilon_hookerianum)* (Torr. & A.Gray) House - south-central USA
- *[Croptilon rigidifolium](/source/Croptilon_rigidifolium)* (E.B.Sm.) E.B.Sm. - [Texas](/source/Texas), [Nuevo León](/source/Nuevo_Le%C3%B3n)

## References

1. [Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1837. Flora Telluriana 2: 47.](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7430323#page/175/mode/1up) mix of Latin and English

1. [Flora of North America, *Croptilon* Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 47. 1837.](http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=108415)

1. [The Plant List search for *Croptilon*](http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Croptilon)

1. [Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist](https://archive.today/20141116141227/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=f07772cd-89f3-43c1-90c3-10d8f09d5a0d)

1. [Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps](http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Croptilon)

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