Biology:Bidens cabopulmensis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Bidens cabopulmensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bidens
Species:
B. cabopulmensis
Binomial name
Bidens cabopulmensis
León de la Luz & B.L.Turner

Bidens cabopulmensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is known only from the region in and near Cabo Pulmo National Park called Punta Arena.[1] This is in the State of Baja California Sur in western Mexico.[2][3]

Bidens cabopulmensis is a perennial herb up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall, generally branching only near the base. It produces one yellow flower heads per branch, each head containing both disc florets and ray florets. The species grows on coastal sand dunes.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20313289 entry