Fleischmannia sonorae, the Sonoran slender-thoroughwort[2] or Sonoran thoroughwort,[3] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to western Mexico from Sonora and Chihuahua as far south as Michoacán, as well as from the southwestern United States (Arizona and New Mexico).[2][4][5]

Fleischmannia sonorae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Fleischmannia
Species:
F. sonorae
Binomial name
Fleischmannia sonorae
(A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1]
  • Eupatorium schiedeanum var. grosse-dentatum A.Gray
  • Eupatorium sonorae A.Gray

Fleischmannia sonorae grows along streambanks and on rocky slopes. It is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (31 in) tall. It produces numerous flower heads in a flat-topped array at the ends of the stems, each head with pale purple disc flowers per head but no ray flowers.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ The Plant List, Fleischmannia sonorae (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  2. ^ a b c Flora of North America, Fleischmannia sonorae (A. Gray) R. M. King & H. Robinson, 1974. Sonoran slender-thoroughwort
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Fleischmannia sonorae". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. ^ Turner, B. L. 1997. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 1 – Eupatorieae. Phytologia Memoirs 11: i–iv, 1–272
  5. ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter, Fleischmannia sonorae (A. Gray) King & H.E. Robins. description, photos, distribution map