What is "xanthisma"

Xanthisma, common name sleepy-daisy, is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.

The generic name comes from the Greek "xanthos," "yellow", and "-ismos," "condition." It was first described in 1836 from material collected in "The Mexican Province of Texas."

1. Xanthisma blephariphyllum (A.Gray) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - TX NM
2. Xanthisma coloradoense (A.Gray) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - CO WY
3. Xanthisma gracile (Nutt.) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - CA NV UT CO AZ NM TX NY ME, Chihuahua
4. Xanthisma grindelioides (Nutt.) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - Alberta, Saskatchewan, MT ND SD NE WY CO UT AZ NV NM
5. Xanthisma gypsophilum (B.L.Turner) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - Coahuila, Durango, TX NM
6. Xanthisma junceum (Greene) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - Baja California, AZ CA
7. Xanthisma paradoxum (B.L. Turner & R.L. Hartm.) G.L. Nesom & B.L. Turner - CO AZ UT
8. Xanthisma spinulosum (Pursh) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - Nuevo León, Coahuila, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, CA AZ NM TX AR OK KS CO UT NV ID WY MT ND SD NE IA MN
9. Xanthisma texanum DC. - TX NM AZ OK
10. Xanthisma viscidum (Wooton & Standl.) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. - TX NM