Koanophyllon villosum
| Florida Keys thoroughwort | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Koanophyllon |
| Species: | K. villosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Koanophyllon villosum (Sw.) R.King & H.Robinson 1975 | |
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Koanophyllon villosum, the Florida Keys thoroughwort,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It grows in southern Florida, Cuba, the Bahamas, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and the Islas de la Bahía (part of Honduras).[3][4][5][6][7]
Koanophyllon villosum is a shrub up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. Flower heads contain up to 15 pink or white disc flowers but no ray flowers.[8][9]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Koanophyllon villosum (Sw.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- ↑ "Koanophyllon villosum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Nelson, C. & G. R. Proctor. 1994. Vascular plants of the Caribbean Swan Islands of Honduras. Brenesia 41–42: 73–80.
- ↑ Long, R. W. & O. K. Lakela. 1971. Flora of Tropical Florida: A Manual of the Seed Plants and Ferns of Southern Peninsular Florida i–xvii, 1–962. University of Miami Press, Coral Cables
- ↑ Nelson, C. H. 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Honduras 1–1576. Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa
- ↑ EcuRed, Havana info in Spanish
- ↑ Flora of North America, Koanophyllon villosum (Swartz) R. M. King & H. Robinson, 1974
- ↑ Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve, Koanophyllon villosum description and photo
External links
- Dave's Garden
- Native Florida Wildflowers, Florida Shrub Thoroughwort - Koanophyllon villosum photos etc.
- photo of herbarium specimen at University of South Florida
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