Dasyphyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is distributed in South America, with several species in southeastern Brazil. Species include: • Dasyphyllum argenteum • Dasyphyllum armatum • Dasyphyllum brasiliense • Dasyphyllum brevispinum • Dasyphyllum cabrerae • Dasyphyllum candolleanum • Dasyphyllum chapadense • Dasyphyllum colombianum • Dasyphyllum cryptocephalum • Dasyphyllum diacanthoides • Dasyphyllum donianum • Dasyphyllum excelsum • Dasyphyllum ferox • Dasyphyllum flagellare • Dasyphyllum floribundum • Dasyphyllum fodinarum • Dasyphyllum horridum • Dasyphyllum hystrix • Dasyphyllum inerme • Dasyphyllum infundibulare • Dasyphyllum lanceolatum • Dasyphyllum lanosum • Dasyphyllum latifolium • Dasyphyllum lehmannii • Dasyphyllum leiocephalum • Dasyphyllum leptacanthum • Dasyphyllum luetzelburgii • Dasyphyllum maria-lianae • Dasyphyllum orthacanthum • Dasyphyllum popayanense • Dasyphyllum reticulatum • Dasyphyllum spinescens • Dasyphyllum sprengelianum • Dasyphyllum synacanthum • Dasyphyllum tomentosum • Dasyphyllum trichophyllum • Dasyphyllum vagans • Dasyphyllum varians • Dasyphyllum velutinum • Dasyphyllum vepreculatum • Dasyphyllum weberbaueri

Etymology of genus name

The genus name Dasyphyllum is a compound of the Greek elements δασύς ( dasus ) 'hairy' and φύλλον ( phyllon ) 'leaf', thus meaning "plant with hairy leaves".