Lasianthaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The species are native primarily to Mexico, with one species extending just over the border into the United States and another south to northwestern South America.SpeciesLasianthaea aurea (D.Don) K.M.Becker - México State Lasianthaea beckeri B.L.Turner - Jalisco Lasianthaea ceanothifolia (Willd.) K.M.Becker - central Mexico Lasianthaea crocea (A.Gray) K.M.Becker - Oaxaca, Jalisco, Morelos, Nayarit, Michoacán, México State Lasianthaea fruticosa (L.) K.M.Becker - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela Lasianthaea gentryi B.L.Turner - Sinaloa Lasianthaea helianthoides Zucc. ex DC. - Oaxaca, Jalisco, Morelos, Nayarit, Michoacán, México State Lasianthaea machucana B.L.Turner - Jalisco Lasianthaea macrocephala (Hook. & Arn.) K.M.Becker - Oaxaca, Jalisco, Morelos, Nayarit, Michoacán, México State, Colima, Sinaloa Lasianthaea palmeri (Greenm.) K.M.Becker - Jalisco, Chihuahua, Nayarit, Zacatecas Lasianthaea podocephala (A.Gray) K.M.Becker - Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa, Arizona, New Mexico Lasianthaea ritovegana B.L.Turner - Sinaloa Lasianthaea rosei (Greenm.) McVaugh - Nayarit Lasianthaea seemannii (A.Gray) K.M.Becker - Nayarit, Sonora Lasianthaea squarrosa (Greenm. ex Greenm.) K.M.Becker - Guerrero Lasianthaea zinnioides (Hemsl.) K.M.Becker - Nayarit