Amellus is a genus of flowering plants in the family, Asteraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1759. Amellus is native to southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana). Species 1. \n* Amellus alternifolius Roth - Cape Province 2. \n* Amellus asteroides (L.) Druce - Cape Province 3. \n* Amellus capensis (Walp.) Hutch. - Cape Province 4. \n* Amellus coilopodius DC. - Cape Province 5. \n* Amellus epaleaceus O.Hoffm. - Namibia, Cape Province 6. \n* Amellus flosculosus DC. - Namibia, Cape Province 7. \n* Amellus microglossus DC. - Cape Province; naturalised in Britain 8. \n* Amellus nanus DC. - Namibia, Cape Province 9. \n* Amellus reductus Rommel - Namibia, Botswana 10. \n* Amellus strigosus (Thunb.) Less. - Cape Province 11. \n* Amellus tenuifolius Burm.f. - Cape Province