# Smallanthus

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***Smallanthus*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of flowering plants in the tribe [Millerieae](/source/Millerieae) within the family [Asteraceae](/source/Asteraceae).[1]

## Taxonomy

The following species are currently recognized:[2]

- *[Smallanthus apus](/source/Smallanthus_apus)* – [Mexico](/source/Mexico)
- *[Smallanthus cocuyensis](/source/Smallanthus_cocuyensis)* – [Colombia](/source/Colombia)
- *[Smallanthus connatus](/source/Smallanthus_connatus)* – [Brazil](/source/Brazil), [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia), [Paraguay](/source/Paraguay), [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay), [Argentina](/source/Argentina), [Chile](/source/Chile)
- *[Smallanthus fruticosus](/source/Smallanthus_fruticosus)* – [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador), [Peru](/source/Peru)
- *[Smallanthus glabratus](/source/Smallanthus_glabratus)* – [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia), [Peru](/source/Peru)
- *[Smallanthus jelksii](/source/Smallanthus_jelksii)* – [Peru](/source/Peru)
- *[Smallanthus latisquamus](/source/Smallanthus_latisquamus)* – [Mexico](/source/Mexico), [Central America](/source/Central_America)
- *[Smallanthus lundellii](/source/Smallanthus_lundellii)* – [Guatemala](/source/Guatemala)
- *[Smallanthus macroscyphus](/source/Smallanthus_macroscyphus)* – [Argentina](/source/Argentina), [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia), [Brazil](/source/Brazil), [Paraguay](/source/Paraguay)
- *[Smallanthus maculatus](/source/Smallanthus_maculatus)* – [Central America](/source/Central_America), [Chiapas](/source/Chiapas), [Oaxaca](/source/Oaxaca), [Tabasco](/source/Tabasco), [Veracruz](/source/Veracruz)
- *[Smallanthus macvaughii](/source/Smallanthus_macvaughii)* – [Jalisco](/source/Jalisco)
- *[Smallanthus meridensis](/source/Smallanthus_meridensis)* – [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela)
- *[Smallanthus microcephalus](/source/Smallanthus_microcephalus)* – [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador), [Peru](/source/Peru)
- *[Smallanthus oaxacanus](/source/Smallanthus_oaxacanus)* – [Mexico](/source/Mexico), [Guatemala](/source/Guatemala), [Honduras](/source/Honduras)
- *[Smallanthus obscurus](/source/Smallanthus_obscurus)* – [Chiapas](/source/Chiapas)
- *[Smallanthus parviceps](/source/Smallanthus_parviceps)* – [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia)
- *[Smallanthus putlanus](/source/Smallanthus_putlanus)* – [Oaxaca](/source/Oaxaca)
- *[Smallanthus pyramidalis](/source/Smallanthus_pyramidalis)* – [Colombia](/source/Colombia), [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador), [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela)
- *[Smallanthus quichensis](/source/Smallanthus_quichensis)* – [Guatemala](/source/Guatemala), [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica)
- *[Smallanthus riograndensis](/source/Smallanthus_riograndensis)* – [Rio Grande do Sul](/source/Rio_Grande_do_Sul)
- *[Smallanthus riparius](/source/Smallanthus_riparius)* – [Colombia](/source/Colombia), [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador), [Peru](/source/Peru), [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela), [Guatemala](/source/Guatemala), [Chiapas](/source/Chiapas)
- *[Smallanthus siegesbeckia](/source/Smallanthus_siegesbeckia)* – [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia), [Peru](/source/Peru), [Paraguay](/source/Paraguay)
- *[Smallanthus sonchifolius](/source/Smallanthus_sonchifolius)* (yacón) – [Colombia](/source/Colombia), [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador), [Peru](/source/Peru), [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia)
- *[Smallanthus uvedalia](/source/Smallanthus_uvedalia)* – eastern and south-central United States from [Texas](/source/Texas) to [Florida](/source/Florida) to [New York](/source/New_York_(state))

## References

1. [Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 33 *Smallanthus* Mackenzie ex Small](http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=130559)

1. Vitali, Maira; Sancho, Gisela; Katinas, Liliana (2015). ["A revision of *Smallanthus* (Asteraceae, Millerieae), the "yacón" genus"](http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/108439). *Phytotaxa*. **214** (1): 1. [doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.214.1.1](https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.214.1.1). [hdl:11336/66806](https://hdl.handle.net/11336/66806). [ISSN 1179-3163](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1179-3163)

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