Jessea is a genusofCentral American plants in the tribe Senecioneae within the sunflower family, closely related to Senecio.[1][2][3]
| Jessea | |
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| Jessea cooperi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Jessea H.Rob & Cuatrec (1994) |
| Type species | |
| Jessea multivenia | |
The genus is named in honor of US botanist Jesse More Greenman (1867-1951), formerly of the Missouri Botanical Garden.[4]
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