What is "pterocaulon"

Pterocaulon is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to North and South America and to Australasia. Blackroot is a common name for species native to North America.

The plants are perennial herbs, frequently densely covered with woolly hairs. The generic name means "winged stem," referring to the decurrent leaf bases that give the appearance of wings running down the sides of the stems.

1. Pterocaulon alopecuroides - South America, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
2. Pterocaulon angustifolium - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
3. Pterocaulon balansae - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
4. Pterocaulon cordobense - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
5. Pterocaulon globuliflorus - Western Australia, Northern Territory
6. Pterocaulon lanatum - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Salta
7. Pterocaulon lorentzii - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia
8. Pterocaulon niveum - Western Australia, Northern Territory
9. Pterocaulon polypterum - Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
10. Pterocaulon polystachyum - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
11. Pterocaulon purpurascens - Mato Grosso, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia
12. Pterocaulon pycnostachyum - United States ( AL GA FL SC NC)
13. Pterocaulon redolens - Indochina, Hainan, Orissa, Philippines, Maluku, New Guinea, eastern Australia
14. Pterocaulon rugosum - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
15. Pterocaulon serrulatum - Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia
16. Pterocaulon sphacelatum - Australia
17. Pterocaulon sphaeranthoides - Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland
18. Pterocaulon spicatum - South America
19. Pterocaulon verbascifolium - Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland
20. Pterocaulon virgatum - Central + South America, West Indies, United States ( TX LA)