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Kaunia
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Kaunia

Kaunia is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the family Asteraceae. The species of the genus are found in South America with a range centered on Bolivia and also found in Argentina, southern Brazil, Peru and Ecuador.

The genus is named for Edward Kaun of Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Kaunia lasiophthalma

speciesKaunia lasiophthalma

Kaunia saltensis

speciesKaunia saltensis

Kaunia rufescens

speciesKaunia rufescens

Kaunia longipetiolata

speciesKaunia longipetiolata

Kaunia gynoxymorpha

speciesKaunia gynoxymorpha

Kaunia endyta

speciesKaunia endyta

Kaunia pachanoi

speciesKaunia pachanoi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 186301.