Leptocarpha is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1836. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive, Enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarium, juxta methodi naturalis, normas digesta 5: 495 in LatinTropicos, Leptocarpha DC. It is endemic to central Chile.
Species There is only one known species, Leptocarpha rivularis, native to the La Araucania Region of Chile.Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for Leptocarpha The Plant List, Leptocarpha rivularis DC.
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