Orognaphalon
Orognaphalon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes four species native to Costa Rica, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Species are herbaceous non-stoloniferous perennials with erect stems, a basal rosette of leaves, and fibrous roots. They grow in high-elevation páramo grasslands in the northern Andes of Colombia and Venezuela, and the mountains of Costa Rica.
Species
Four species are accepted.- Orognaphalon grandiflorum – Sierra de Usme of Colombia, near Bogota
- Orognaphalon paramorum – Serranía del Perijá of Colombia, Cordillera de Mérida Venezuela, and Costa Rica
- Orognaphalon rosulatum – Sierra [Nevada de Santa Marta] of Colombia
- Orognaphalon santamartense – Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia