Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Heteroplexis sericophylla (Asteraceae), a rare and vulnerable species endemic to China

Heteroplexis sericophylla (Asteraceae) is a rare and vulnerable species endemic to China. Here, we report and characterize the complete chloroplast genome sequence of H. sericophylla based on Illumina paired-end sequencing data. The complete plastid genome was 152,629?bp in length, which contained two inverted repeats (IRs) of 24,954?bp separated by a large single-copy (LSC) and a small single-copy (SSC) of 84,427?bp and 18,294?bp, respectively. The cpDNA contains 131 genes, comprising 85 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, 8 rRNA genes and one processed pseudogene. The overall GC content of the plastome is 37.3%. The phylogenetic analysis of 17 selected chloroplast genomes demonstrated that H. sericophylla was close to congeneric species H. incana.