Flourensia pringlei, common name Pringle's tarwort,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the States of Chihuahua and Durango in northern Mexico, the range extending just barely over the international border into Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico.[3][4]

Flourensia pringlei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Flourensia
Species:
F. pringlei
Binomial name
Flourensia pringlei
Synonyms[1]

Helianthella pringlei A.Gray 1886

Flourensia pringlei is a shrub up to 100 cm (39 in) tall. One plant can produce several flower heads, each on its own flower stalk. Each head contains 13-21 ray florets surrounding 40-50 disc florets.

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Flourensia pringlei (A.Gray) S.F.Blake
  2. ^ NRCS. "Flourensia pringlei". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Flourensia pringlei (A. Gray) S. F. Blake, 1913
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