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Zexmenia hispida

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Identification
Isotype of Aspilia potosina Brandegee [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by 117365, 1912 Aspilia potosina Brandegee [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by 117365, 1912 Wedelia acapulcensis Kunth [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by J.L. Strother (UC), 1991 Aspilia potosina Brandegee [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet, Zexmenia hispida (Kunth) A. Gray [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by S.F. Blake, 1917
Related name
  • Verbesina procumbens
  • Zexmenia hispida
  • Wedelia hispida
  • Helianthus scabrelus
  • Wedelia acapulcensis
  • Aspilia potosina

Flora

Entry for Wedelia acapulcensis Kunth var. hispida (Kunth) Strother [family ]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 21,
Names
Wedelia acapulcensis Kunth var. hispida (Kunth) Strother [family ], Syst. Bot. Monogr., 33: 62. 1991
Wedelia hispida Kunth [family ], in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp., 4(fol.): 169. 1818; 4(qto.): 215, plate 371. 1820
Zexmenia hispida (Kunth) A. Gray [family COMPOSITAE]
Treatment Author(s)
John L. Strother
Information
Leaves ± sessile; blades 20–50(–80+) × 4–12(–35) mm, sometimes obscurely to clearly 3-lobed. Peduncles 5–30+ cm. Ray florets 0 or 5–8(–13+); laminae 6–15 mm. Disc florets 15–80+; corollas 4.5–7.5 mm. Cypselae 4–5 mm; pappi of lacerate crowns 0.5–1 mm plus 0–3 bristles or awns 4.5–6 mm. 2n = ca. 52.
Phenology
mar-may (spring), jun-aug (summer), sep-nov (fall)
Altitude range
0–1500+ m;
Distribution
Mexico.USA Tex.
Discussion
The name Wedelia texana has been widely applied to this taxon; W. texana has not been validly published [cf., Lipochaeta texana Torrey & A. Gray and Zexmenia texana (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray].

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