Jefea brevifolia

Jefea brevifolia, the shortleaf jefea,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. 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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Jefea
Species:
J. brevifolia
Binomial name
Jefea brevifolia
(A.Gray) Strother 1991
Synonyms[1]
  • Zexmenia brevifolia A.Gray 1852

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

  1. The Plant List, Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Jefea brevifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  4. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter includes photos, description, distribution map
  5. Flora of North America, Jefea Strother 1991


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