Biology:Florestina tripteris
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Florestina |
| Species: | F. tripteris
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| Binomial name | |
| Florestina tripteris DC. 1836
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Florestina tripteris, the sticky florestina,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is found in Mexico (from Chihuahua and Nuevo León as far south as Guerrero) and in the south-central United States (Texas ).[3][4][5]
Florestina tripteris is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. One plant produces many flower heads in a branching array. Each head contains as many as 30 white disc flowers but no ray flowers. The species grows in open, sunlit locations.[6]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Florestina tripteris DC.
- ↑ "Florestina tripteris". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=FLTR2. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ↑ Tropicos, Florestina tripteris DC.
- ↑ photo of herbarium specimen collected n Nuevo León in 1990
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Florestina tripteris de Candolle 1836
Wikidata ☰ Q15597230 entry
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