Flaveria robusta
| Flaveria robusta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Flaveria |
| Species: | F. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Flaveria robusta Rose 1895 | |
Flaveria robusta is a rare Mexican plant species of yellowtops within the sunflower family. It has been found only in Colima and nearby western Michoacán in west-central Mexico.[1]
Flaveria robusta is a shrub up to 170 cm (68 inches or 5 2/3 feet) tall. One plant can produce numerous small flower heads in loose, branching arrays. Each head contains about 7 disc flowers but no ray flowers.[1]
References
- 1 2 Powell, Albert Michael. 1979. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 65(2): 622-623 description and commentary in English, distribution map on page 610
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