What is "astranthium"

Astranthium, or Western-daisy, is a North American genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.

Astranthium is native to the United States and Mexico.

1. Astranthium beamanii DeJong - Nuevo León
2. Astranthium ciliatum (Raf.) G.L.Nesom United States ( Southern Plains: Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Kansas Missouri)
3. Astranthium integrifolium (Michx.) Nutt. - United States: ( Cumberland Plateau, Ohio/ Tennessee Valley: Tennessee Kentucky Mississippi Alabama Georgia West Virginia)
4. Astranthium laetificum DeJong - southern Mexico
5. Astranthium mexicanum (A.Gray) Larsen - Oaxaca, D.F., Mexico State, Morelos, Hidalgo
6. Astranthium orthopodum (B.L.Rob. & Fernald) Larsen - Chihuahua, Durango
7. Astranthium purpurascens (B.L.Rob.) Larsen - Chiapas, San Luis Potosí
8. Astranthium reichei Rzed. - central Mexico
9. Astranthium robustum (Shinners) De Jong - United States (western Texas)
10. Astranthium splendens DeJong - Nuevo León
11. Astranthium xanthocomoides (Less.) Larsen - Hidalgo, Veracruz
12. Astranthium xylopodum Larsen - Jalisco