Monoptilon

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Monoptilon

Description Monoptilon is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The name “Monoptilon” comes from the Greek words “monos,” meaning single, and “ptilon,” meaning feather, referring to the plant’s feathery pappus, the hair-like structure that surrounds the seeds and helps them disperse in the wind.There are two species…