Chromolaena ivifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chromolaena |
| Species: | C. ivifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Chromolaena ivifolia (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
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Synonymy
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Chromolaena ivifolia called ivy-leaf false thoroughwort,[4] or ivyleaf thoroughwort,[5] is a species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North America and South America, from the south-eastern United States (eastern Texas, Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southern Alabama, and Florida) to Argentina.[6][4][7][8][9]
Chromolaena ivifolia is a perennial herb or subshrub up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall. Flower heads are produced in groups at the ends of branches. The heads contain red, purple, or blue disc florets but no ray florets.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Tropicos, Chromolaena ivifolia (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob.
- ^ Tropicos, Eupatorium ivifolium L.
- ^ The Plant List, Chromolaena ivaefolia (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob
- ^ a b c Flora of North America, Ivy-leaf false thoroughwort, Chromolaena ivifolia (Linnaeus) R. M. King & H. Robinson
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Chromolaena bigelovii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Correa A., M.D., C. Galdames & M. Stapf. 2004. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá 1–599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá.
- ^ Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas
- ^ Wood, J. R. I., F. Mamani M., P. Pozo, J. D. Soto & D. Villarroel Segarra. (eds.) 2011. Guía Darwin de las plantas de los cerrados de la Chiquitania 1–212. Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz.
External links[edit]
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Southeastern Flora
- Alabama Plant Atlas
- Plants of the Eastern Caribbean
- Instituto de Botánica Darwinion
- Flora de la República Argentina
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