Jaegeria
| Jaegeria | |
|---|---|
| Jaegeria hirta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Millerieae |
| Subtribe: | Jaegeriinae Panero |
| Genus: | Jaegeria Kunth |
| Type species | |
| Jaegeria mnioides (syn of J. hirta) Kunth | |
Jaegeria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae found from Mexico to South America. The name commemorates Georg Friedrich von Jaeger.
- Species
- Jaegeria axillaris S.F.Blake - Colombia
- Jaegeria bellidiflora (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) A.M.Torres & Beaman - Mexico (Michoacán, Puebla, México State, D.F., Hidalgo)
- Jaegeria glabra (S.Watson) B.L.Rob. - Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, México State, Querétaro)
- Jaegeria gracilis Hook.f. - Ecuador including Galápagos
- Jaegeria hirta (Lag.) Less. - widespread from Mexico (Chihuahua) to Uruguay
- Jaegeria macrocephala Less. - Mexico (Veracruz, México State, Michoacán, Nayarit, Jalisco
- Jaegeria pedunculata Hook. & Arn. - Mexico (Michoacán, Nayarit, Jalisco)
- Jaegeria purpurascens B.L.Rob. - Mexico (Durango)
- Jaegeria standleyi (Steyerm.) B.L.Turner - Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala
- Jaegeria sterilis McVaugh - Mexico (Jalisco)
- Former species
Several species were once considered as belonging to Jaegeria but have now been re-classified into other genera such as Acmella, Galinsoga, Guizotia, or Sphagneticola.