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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Florestina |
| Species: | F. tripteris
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| Binomial name | |
| Florestina tripteris DC. 1836
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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 edit
- ^ The Plant List, Florestina tripteris DC.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Florestina tripteris". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Tropicos, Florestina tripteris DC.
- ^ photo of herbarium specimen collected n Nuevo León in 1990
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Florestina tripteris de Candolle 1836
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