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Flaveria cronquistii

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Flaveria cronquistii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Flaveria
Species:
F. cronquistii
Binomial name
Flaveria cronquistii

Flaveria cronquistii is a rare Mexican plant species of Flaveria within the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the States of Puebla and Oaxaca in central Mexico.

Flaveria cronquistii 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

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  1. ^ Powell, Albert Michael. 1979. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 65(2): 621-622 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, distribution map on page 610