Guardiola angustifolia

Guardiola angustifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Guardiola
Species: G. angustifolia
Binomial name
Guardiola angustifolia
B.L.Rob. 1899
Synonyms[1]
  • Guardiola tulocarpus var. angustifolia A. Gray ex S. Watson 1887
  • Guardiola mexicana var. angustifolia (A. Gray ex S. Watson) McVaugh

Guardiola angustifolia is a rare North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is found only in western Mexico in the State of Jalisco.[2]

Guardiola angustifolia is a branching perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 ft) tall. Leaves are narrow and lance-shaped, up to 8 cm (3.1 in) long with prominent teeth along the edges. Flower heads are arranged in flat-topped arrays resembling umbels at first glance. Heads have both ray flowers and disc flowers.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Guardiola tulocarpus var. angustifolia A. Gray ex S. Watson
  2. 1 2 Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln. 1899. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 26: 235

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