Besides the single species in western North America, disjunct to the Great Lakes region, this genus is represented by a species in temperate South America, a very localized species in Guatemala and adjacent Mexico, one in temperate eastern Asia, and a local species in the Himalayas, a specialist in disjunct distribution.
Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March 16, 2025
https://mifloradev.lsa.umich.edu/flora-demo/#/genus/Adenocaulon