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Mozote amarillo

Sclerocarpus divaricatus

Description:

Stems often densely hairy (hairs whitish, pustule-based, antrorse-appresssed, stiff). Leaf blades 2–5 cm, margins toothed mostly distally, apices acute. Peduncles 3–10 cm. Ray laminae rotundly elliptic, 5–15 mm. Disc corollas usually yellow with reddish veins (sometimes purple).

Habitat:

Flowering late summer–winter. Disturbed sites, caliche, limestone, and sandy soils; 0–300 m; Tex.; Mexico; Central America (Guatemala).

Notes:

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?f...

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2 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

or Synedrella genus

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Asteraceae family.. alike one from Sclerocarpus genus...

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