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FNA | Family List | FNA Vol. 19, 20 and 21 | Asteraceae | Centratherum

1. Centratherum punctatum Cassini in F. Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. ed. 2. 7: 384. 1817.

Plants 1–5+ dm. Stems usually erect. Leaf blades obovate to lanceolate, 2–6(–8+) cm × 8–25(–40+) mm. Involucres 8–15+ × 8–15+ mm. Phyllaries 30–50+ in 4–8+ series, glabrous or sparsely tomentulose. Florets 30–60+. Cypselae 1–2.5+ mm; pappi stramineous, 1–3+ mm. 2n = 32, 64.

Flowering year-round. Disturbed places; 0–10+ m; Fla.; Mexico; West Indies; Central America; South America.


 

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