Family Code: ERIOCA Genus Code: LACHN Genus CN: bogbutton Genus Authority: Kunth Genus Summary: A genus of 7 species, herbs, of se. North America and Cuba. Based on work of Gomes de Andrade et al. (2010), Lachnocaulon is likely to be included in the large and primarily neotropical genus Paepalanthus Martius. Genus References: Kral in FNA (2000); Kral (1966c)=Z; Gomes de Andrade et al. (2010); Stützel in Kubitzki (1998b). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1