Nicolletia

Nicolletia, common name hole-in-the-sand plant, is a small genus of flowering plants in tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae.

The genus is named for explorer Jean Nicholas Nicollet, 1786–1843.

• Nicolletia edwardsii <small>A.Gray</small> - western Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas
• Nicolletia occidentalis <small>A.Gray</small> - Mojave hole-in-the-sand plant - Baja California, southern California
• Nicolletia trifida <small>Rydb.</small> - Baja California, Baja California Sur

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