Biology:Chromolaena geraniifolia

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Chromolaena geraniifolia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chromolaena
Species:
C. geraniifolia
Binomial name
Chromolaena geraniifolia
(Urb.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1]
  • Eupatorium geranifolium Urb.
  • Eupatorium geraniifolium Urb.
  • Osmia geraniifolia (Urb.) Britton & P.Wilson

Chromolaena geraniifolia, the geraniumleaf thoroughwort,[2] is a West Indian species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, part of the United States .[3][4][5][6]

Chromolaena geraniifolia is a shrub up to 150 cm (5 feet) high. It produces blue flower heads at the ends of branches.[3]

The epithet geraniifolia means "with leaves like those of a Geranium."

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20686218 entry