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Jefea brevifolia

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Jefea brevifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Jefea
Species:
J. brevifolia
Binomial name
Jefea brevifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Zexmenia brevifolia A.Gray 1852

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

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Jefea brevifolia​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  4. ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter includes photos, description, distribution map
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Jefea Strother 1991