| Flaveria linearis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Flaveria |
| Species: | F. linearis
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| Binomial name | |
| Flaveria linearis Lag. 1816
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Flaveria linearis, known as narrowleaf yellowtops,[2] is a North American plant species of Flaveria within the family Asteraceae. It is native to Florida, Cuba, Bahamas, and the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.[3][4]
Flaveria linearis is a perennial herb up to 80 cm tall. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 13 cm (5 in) long. One plant can produce sometimes as many as 150 small flower heads in a branching array. Each head contains 2-8 yellow disc flowers and sometimes a single yellow ray flower.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Flaveria linearis Lag.
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Flaveria linearis Lagasca, 1816. Narrowleaf yellowtops
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b Powell, Albert Michael. 1979. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 65(2): 615-618 description and commentary in English, distribution map on page 616
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