Abstract
This is a survey of the species of Asteraceae in the Pituaçu Metropolitan Park, based on collections made between February 2001 and March 2002 and in specimens deposited at RADAMBRASIL Herbarium (HRB). Twenty-nine species belonging to the following 26 genera were found: Achyrocline (1 sp.), Ageratum (1 sp.), Albertinia (1 sp.), Baccharis (1 sp.), Bejaranoa (1 sp.), Blainvillea (1 sp.), Calea (1 sp.), Centratherum (1 sp.), Chaptalia (1 sp.), Chromolaena (1 sp.), Conocliniopsis (1 sp.), Conyza (2 spp.), Eclipta (1 sp.), Elephantopus (1 sp.), Emilia (1 sp.), Eremanthus (1 sp.), Gochnatia (1 sp.), Litothamnus (1 sp.), Platypodanthera (1 sp.), Porophyllum (1 sp.), Praxelis (1 sp.), Pterocaulon (1 sp.), Sphagneticola (1 sp.), Tilesia (1 sp.), Tridax (1 sp.), Vernonia (3 spp.). An identification key, descriptions and comments of the species are presented.
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