Flourensia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[4] It contains subshrubs and shrubs,[5] which are commonly known as tarworts.[6] They are found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The genus name honours French physiologist Jean Pierre Flourens (1794–1867).[5]
| Flourensia | |
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| Flourensia cernua | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Subtribe: | Enceliinae |
| Genus: | Flourensia DC.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Flourensia laurifolia[2][3] | |
- Species[7]
- Flourensia angustifolia (DC.) S.F.Blake- Peru
- Flourensia blakeana M.O.Dillon - Argentina (Tucuman, Catamarca)
- Flourensia cajabambensis M.O.Dillon - Peru
- Flourensia campestris Griseb. - Argentina (La Rioja, San Juan, Santiago del Estero, Catamarca)
- Flourensia cernua DC. – American tarwort, tarbush - Chihuahua, Coahuila, USA (Texas New Mexico Arizona)
- Flourensia collodes (Greenm.) S.F.Blake- Chiapas, Oaxaca
- Flourensia dentata S.F.Blake - Zacatecas
- Flourensia fiebrigii S.F.Blake - Argentina, Bolivia
- Flourensia glutinosa (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) S.F.Blake - Oaxaca, Puebla
- Flourensia heterolepis S.F.Blake - Bolivia (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz), Peru (Cusco)
- Flourensia hirta S.F.Blake- Argentina (La Rioja, Catamarca)
- Flourensia hirtissima S.F.Blake- Argentina (Río Negro)
- Flourensia ilicifolia Brandegee- Coahuila
- Flourensia laurifolia DC. - San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Hidalgo
- Flourensia leptopoda S.F.Blake - Argentina (La Rioja, San Juan)
- Flourensia macroligulata Seeligm.- Argentina (Jujuy, Tucuman)
- Flourensia macrophylla (A.Gray) S.F.Blake - Peru
- Flourensia monticola M.O. Dillon - Coahuila, Nuevo León
- Flourensia niederleinii S.F.Blake- Argentina (La Rioja)
- Flourensia oolepis S.F.Blake- Argentina (Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis)
- Flourensia peruviana M.O.Dillon- Peru (Ayacucho, Huancavelica)
- Flourensia polycephala M.O.Dillon - Peru (Apurímac, Cusco)
- Flourensia polyclada S.F.Blake - Argentina
- Flourensia pringlei (A.Gray) S.F.Blake - Chihuahua, Durango, New Mexico (Hidalgo County)
- Flourensia pulcherrima M.O.Dillon- Durango
- Flourensia resinosa (Brandegee) S.F.Blake- Hidalgo, Querétaro
- Flourensia retinophylla S.F.Blake- Coahuila
- Flourensia riparia Griseb. - Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, Tucuman)
- Flourensia solitaria S.F.Blake - Coahuila
- Flourensia suffrutescens (R.E.Fr.) S.F.Blake - Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
- Flourensia thurifera (Molina) DC. - Chile (Coquimbo, Santiago, Valparaíso)
- Flourensia tortuosa Griseb. - Argentina (Salta, Catamarca, Tucuman)
References
edit- ^ "Genus: Flourensia DC". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ lectotype designated by S.F. Blake, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 394 (1921)
- ^ Tropicos, Flourensia DC.
- ^ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1836. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 5: 592–593 in Latin
- ^ a b Strother, John L. "Flourensia de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 592. 1836". Flora of North America. eFloras.org. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ "Flourensia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for Flourensia
External links
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