Florestina_tripteris

<i>Florestina tripteris</i>

Florestina tripteris

Species of flowering plant

Florestina tripteris, the sticky florestina,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is found in Mexico (from Chihuahua and Nuevo León as far south as Guerrero) and in the south-central United States (Texas).[3][4][5]

Quick Facts Florestina tripteris, Scientific classification ...

Florestina tripteris is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. One plant produces many flower heads in a branching array. Each head contains as many as 30 white disc flowers but no ray flowers. The species grows in open, sunlit locations.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    The Plant List, Florestina tripteris DC.
  2. [2]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Florestina tripteris". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. [3]
    Tropicos, Florestina tripteris DC.
  4. [4]
    photo of herbarium specimen collected n Nuevo León in 1990
  5. [5]
    Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. [6]
    Flora of North America, Florestina tripteris de Candolle 1836


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