Taxon: Montanoa tomentosa Cerv.

Summary

Genus:

Montanoa

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Asteroideae

Tribe:

Heliantheae

Nomen number:

24563

Place of publication:

P. de La Llave & J. M. de Lexarza, Nov. veg. descr. 2:11. 1825

Verified:

03/16/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Montanoa tomentosa Cerv. subsp. rosei (Rose ex B. L. Rob. & Greenm.) V. A. Funk (0 active accession[s])
Montanoa tomentosa Cerv. subsp. tomentosa (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Breedlove, D. E., ed. 1981-. Flora of Chiapas.
Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica		Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador		Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala		Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras		Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua		Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Reference(s)

Funk, V. A. 1982. The systematics of Montanoa (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 36:39.
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24563. Accessed 11 May 2026.