Ixeris

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Ixeris strigosa 3.JPG

|image_caption = Ixeris strigosa

|display_parents = 3

|taxon = Ixeris

|authority = (Cass.) Cass.

|type_species = Ixeris polycephala

|type_species_authority = Cass. ex DC.

|synonyms_ref = [http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=bb320516-2a1f-4a53-98b4-cdad12e343e8 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]

|synonyms =

  • Taraxacum subg. Ixeris Cass.
  • Chorisma D.Don
  • Ixeris subg. Euixeris Stebbins
  • Chorisis DC.
  • Lactuca sect. Ixeris (Cass.) Benth.

}}

Ixeris is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40032502 Tropicos, Ixeris (Cass.) Cass.]

Concepts of which species should be included in the genus have changed in recent years because of the use of molecular investigations.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=116668 Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 331 苦荬菜属 ku mai cai shu Ixeris (Cassini) Cassini in F. Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. 25: 62. 1822. ] Numerous species formerly regarded as members of Ixeris have been moved to other genera; (Agoseris, Crepidiastrum, Ixeridium, Lactuca, Paraixeris, Paraprenanthes, Sonchella or Youngia). Species remaining in Ixeris or of uncertain affiliations are listed below.

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