Biology:Jefea brevifolia
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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: | Jefea |
| Species: | J. brevifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother 1991
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Jefea brevifolia, the shortleaf jefea,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico, and the southwestern and south-central United States, in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Texas , and New Mexico[3][4]
Jefea brevifolia is a small branching shrub, woody at the base but producing long flower stalks. Each stalk has one flower head at the top, each head containing 3-20 ray flowers and 30-100 disc flowers.[5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother
- ↑ "Jefea brevifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JEBR. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ↑ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter includes photos, description, distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Jefea Strother 1991
Wikidata ☰ Q15593676 entry
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