Biology:Jefea

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Jefea
Jefea.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Ecliptinae
Genus: Jefea
Strother 1991
Type species
Jefea lantanifolia 1991[1]
(S.Schauer) Strother

Jefea is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico and the southwestern United States .[1][2] These are shrubs up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall, with yellow or orange flower heads containing both ray and disc flowers.[3]

Species[4][5]
  • Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Texas , New Mexico[6]
  • Jefea gnaphalioides (A.Gray) Strother - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
  • Jefea lantanifolia (S.Schauer) Strother - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo
  • Jefea pringlei (Greenm.) Strother - Oaxaca, Puebla
formerly included[4]

see Zexmenia

  • Jefea phyllocephala (Hemsl.) Strother - Zexmenia phyllocephala (Hemsl.) Standl. & Steyerm. - Guatemala

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6173163 entry