Bombycilaena is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. They are native to Europe, North Africa, southwestern Asia, + western North America. species 1. \n* Bombycilaena californica - California, Oregon, Baja California 2. \n* Bombycilaena discolor - Mediterranean + southwest Asia from Spain + Morocco to Iran 3. \n* Bombycilaena erecta - Europe, + southwest Asia from Portugal + Morocco to Ukraine + Afghanistan