Flaveria robusta

Flaveria robusta is a rare Mexican plant species of yellowtops within the sunflower family. It has been found only in Colima and nearby western Michoacán in west-central Mexico.[1]

Flaveria robusta
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Flaveria robusta
Rose 1895

Flaveria robusta 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

  1. Powell, Albert Michael. 1979. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 65(2): 622-623 description and commentary in English, distribution map on page 610


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