2, see text Syntrichopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, including Baja California.

[3] The name "Syntrichopappus" derives from a Greek name: "syn" = "joined together", "tricho" = "hair", of the "pappus", which means many bristles fused at the base (however some species have no pappus).

[2][4][clarification needed] The common name "xerasid" derives from Greek, meaning "son of dryness".

[4] There is one yellow (or white with red veins) ray flower per phyllary, with 3-lobed ligules.

[4] The yellow disk flowers are narrowly funnel shaped.