Acourtia nana, the desert holly or dwarf desertpeony, is a North American species of perennial plants in the family Asteraceae. found in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Desert regions of the south-western United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Zacatecas).[3][4][5]

Flowers, uncommonly seen, have a scent similar to jasmine or violets.[6]: 74 

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Acourtia nana". NatureServe Explorer Acourtia nana. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.
  2. ^ The Plant List Acourtia nana (A.Gray) Reveal & R.M.King
  3. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 73, 74 Desert holly, dwarf desertpeony Acourtia nana (A. Gray) Reveal & R. M. King, Phytologia. 27: 230. 1973.
  4. ^ Gray, Asa 1849. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series 4(1): 111 descriptions in English and Latin
  5. ^ Reveal, J. L. and R. M. King. 1973. Re-establishment of Acourtia D. Don (Asteraceae). Phytologia 27: 228–232.
  6. ^ Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688

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