Coreopsis petrophila

Coreopsis petrophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Coreopsis
Species:	C. petrophila
Binomial name
	Coreopsis petrophila; A.Gray & S.Wats.

Coreopsis petrophila is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the States of Jalisco, Durango, Nayarit, and Guerrero in western Mexico.^[1]^[2]

Coreopsis petrophila is a branching subshrub, growing largely on rocky slopes. Leaves are pinnately lobed with narrow lobes. Each major branch has a group of small yellow flower heads, each with both ray florets and disc florets.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Gray, Asa & Sereno Watson. 1887. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 22(2): 428–429 description in Latin, commentary in English
^ Tropicos, specimen listing for Coreopsis petrophila A. Gray & S. Watson

External links

photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Jalisco in 1886, isotype of Coreopsis petrophila

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[juanita-1] Gray, Asa & Sereno Watson. 1887. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 22(2): 428–429 description in Latin, commentary in English

[2] Tropicos, specimen listing for Coreopsis petrophila A. Gray & S. Watson

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