Croptilon is a small North American genus of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1837. Flora Telluriana 2: 47. mix of Latin and EnglishFlora of North America, Croptilon Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 47. 1837.
Species Croptilon is native to the southeastern and south-central United States as well as northeastern Mexico.The Plant List search for CroptilonBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps Croptilon divaricatum (Nutt.) Raf. - south-central + southeastern USA Croptilon hookerianum (Torr. & A.Gray) House - south-central USA Croptilon rigidifolium (E.B.Sm.) E.B.Sm. - Texas, Nuevo León
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