| Flourensia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Flourensia cernua | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Subtribe: | Enceliinae |
| Genus: | Flourensia DC. |
| Type species | |
| Flourensia laurifolia DC. | |
Flourensia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It contains subshrubs and shrubs, which are commonly known as tarworts. 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).
- Species
- 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
- "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
- ^ 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
Media related to Flourensia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Flourensia at Wikispecies
 | This Heliantheae article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |