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Smallanthus
Smallanthus sonchifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Millerieae
Subtribe:	Espeletiinae
Genus:	Smallanthus Mack.
Type species
Smallanthus uvedalia (L.) Mack.
Synonyms
Polymniastrum Small

Smallanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Millerieae within the family Asteraceae.

Taxonomy

The following species are currently recognized:

• Smallanthus apus – Mexico
• Smallanthus cocuyensis – Colombia
• Smallanthus connatus – Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile
• Smallanthus fruticosus – Ecuador, Peru
• Smallanthus glabratus – Bolivia, Peru
• Smallanthus jelksii – Peru
• Smallanthus latisquamus – Mexico, Central America
• Smallanthus lundellii – Guatemala
• Smallanthus macroscyphus – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
• Smallanthus maculatus – Central America, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz
• Smallanthus macvaughii – Jalisco
• Smallanthus meridensis – Venezuela
• Smallanthus microcephalus – Ecuador, Peru
• Smallanthus oaxacanus – Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
• Smallanthus obscurus – Chiapas
• Smallanthus parviceps – Bolivia
• Smallanthus putlanus – Oaxaca
• Smallanthus pyramidalis – Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
• Smallanthus quichensis – Guatemala, Costa Rica
• Smallanthus riograndensis – Rio Grande do Sul
• Smallanthus riparius – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, Chiapas
• Smallanthus siegesbeckia – Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay
• Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacón) – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
• Smallanthus uvedalia – eastern and south-central United States from Texas to Florida to New York