Flaveria angustifolia

Flaveria angustifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Flaveria
Species:
F. angustifolia
Binomial name
Flaveria angustifolia
(Cav.) Pers. 1807 not A. Gray 1849
Synonyms[1]
  • Flaveria elata Klatt
  • Flaveria integrifolia Moc. & Sessé
  • Flaveria radicans Moc. & Sessé
  • Milleria angustifolia Cav. 1795

Flaveria angustifolia is a Mexican plant species of yellowtops within the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in central Mexico, in Oaxaca, Guerrero, Puebla, and the Distrito Federal.[2]

Flaveria angustifolia is a perennial herb up to 100 cm (39 in) tall. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 12 cm (4.7 in) long. One plant can produce numerous flower heads in a dense spiral array. Each head contains 5-7 yellow disc flowers. some heads contain no ray flowers but other heads in the same cluster may have one yellow ray flower.[2]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Flaveria angustifolia (Cav.) Pers.
  2. ^ a b Powell, Albert Michael. 1979. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 65(2): 619-620 description and commentary in English, distribution map on page 610


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