Florestina tripteris, the sticky florestina,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is found in Mexico (from Chihuahua and Nuevo León as far south as Guerrero) and in the south-central United States (Texas).[3][4][5]

Florestina tripteris is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. One plant produces many flower heads in a branching array. Each head contains as many as 30 white disc flowers but no ray flowers. The species grows in open, sunlit locations.[6]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Florestina tripteris DC.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Florestina tripteris". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ Tropicos, Florestina tripteris DC.
  4. ^ photo of herbarium specimen collected n Nuevo León in 1990
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. ^ Flora of North America, Florestina tripteris de Candolle 1836