Jefea brevifolia
| Jefea brevifolia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Jefea |
| Species: | J. brevifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother 1991 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Jefea brevifolia, the shortleaf jefea,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is native to northern Mexico, and the southwestern and south-central United States, in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Texas, and New Mexico[3][4]
Jefea brevifolia is a small branching shrub, woody at the base but producing long flower stalks. Each stalk has one flower head at the top, each head containing 3-20 ray flowers and 30-100 disc flowers.[5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother
- ↑ "Jefea brevifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ↑ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter includes photos, description, distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Jefea Strother 1991
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, August 07, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.