Vernonanthura

Vernonanthura is a genus of Neotropical plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.

The genus name of Vernonanthura is in honour of William Vernon (1666/67 - ca.1711), who was an English plant collector, (bryologist) and entomologist from Cambridge University, who collected in Maryland, USA in 1698. As well as the complex ending derived from 'anthera' (anther) and 'oura' (tail), referring to the frequently tailed anther base of the plant.

Species
The species include: • Vernonanthura almedae

• Vernonanthura amplexicaulis

• Vernonanthura angulata

• Vernonanthura auriculata

• Vernonanthura beyrichii

• Vernonanthura brasiliana

• Vernonanthura buxifolia

• Vernonanthura cabralensis

• Vernonanthura catharinensis

• Vernonanthura chamaedrys

• Vernonanthura chaquensis

• Vernonanthura cichoriifolia

• Vernonanthura cocleana

• Vernonanthura cordata

• Vernonanthura crassa

• Vernonanthura cronquistii

• Vernonanthura cuneifolia

• Vernonanthura cupularis

• Vernonanthura cymosa

• Vernonanthura densiflora

• Vernonanthura discolor

• Vernonanthura divaricata

• Vernonanthura fagifolia

• Vernonanthura ferruginea

• Vernonanthura fuertesii

• Vernonanthura glandulosodentata

• Vernonanthura havanensis

• Vernonanthura hieracioides

• Vernonanthura hilairiana

• Vernonanthura hintoniorum

• Vernonanthura ignobilis

• Vernonanthura laxa

• Vernonanthura liatroides

• Vernonanthura lindbergii

• Vernonanthura lipeoensis

• Vernonanthura loretensis

• Vernonanthura lucida

• Vernonanthura mariana

• Vernonanthura membranacea

• Vernonanthura menthaefolia

• Vernonanthura montevidensis

• Vernonanthura mucronulata

• Vernonanthura nana

• Vernonanthura nudiflora

• Vernonanthura oaxacana

• Vernonanthura oligactoides

• Vernonanthura oligolepis

• Vernonanthura paludosa

• Vernonanthura patens

• Vernonanthura perangusta

• Vernonanthura petiolaris

• Vernonanthura phaeoneura

• Vernonanthura phosphorica

• Vernonanthura pinguis

• Vernonanthura piresii

• Vernonanthura polyanthes

• Vernonanthura prenanthoides

• Vernonanthura pseudolinearifolia

• Vernonanthura pseudonudiflora

• Vernonanthura puberula

• Vernonanthura rigiophylla

• Vernonanthura rubriramea

• Vernonanthura sambrayana

• Vernonanthura santacruzensis

• Vernonanthura schulziana

• Vernonanthura serratuloides

• Vernonanthura sinclairii

• Vernonanthura spathulata

• Vernonanthura squamulosa

• Vernonanthura stellaris

• Vernonanthura subverticillata

• Vernonanthura tuerckheimii

• Vernonanthura tweedieana

• Vernonanthura vinhae

• Vernonanthura viscidula

• Vernonanthura warmingiana

• Vernonanthura westiniana see Critoniopsis Vernonia
 * formerly included
 * Vernonanthura cichoriiflora (Chodat) H.Rob. - Vernonia cichoriiflora Chodat
 * Vernonanthura hintoniorum (B.L.Turner) H.Rob. - Vernonia hintoniorum B.L.Turner
 * Vernonanthura liatroides (DC.) H.Rob. - Vernonia liatroides DC.
 * Vernonanthura oaxacana (Sch.Bip. ex Klatt) H.Rob. - Vernonia oaxacana Sch.Bip. ex Klatt
 * Vernonanthura patens (Kunth) H.Rob. - Vernonia patens Kunth
 * Vernonanthura serratuloides (Kunth) H.Rob. - Vernonia serratuloides Kunth
 * Vernonanthura stellata (Spreng.) H.Rob. - Critoniopsis stellata (Spreng.) H.Rob.