Flaveria ramosissima

Flaveria ramosissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Flaveria
Species: F. ramosissima
Binomial name
Flaveria ramosissima
Klatt 1887
Synonyms[1]
  • Flaveria angustifolia var. ramosissima Klatt

Flaveria ramosissima is a rare Mexican plant species of yellowtops within the sunflower family. It has been found only in the States of Puebla and Oaxaca in central Mexico.[2]

Flaveria ramosissima is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. Leaves are narrow, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long. One plant can produce numerous small flower heads in loose, branching arrays. Each head contains 5-10 disc flowers and sometimes one ray flower.[2][3]

References

  1. The Plant List, Flaveria ramosissima Klatt
  2. 1 2 Powell, Albert Michael. 1979. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 65(2): 633 description and commentary in English, distribution map on page 610
  3. García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria


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