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Jefea

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Jefea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Ecliptinae
Genus: Jefea
Strother 1991
Type species
Jefea lantanifolia 1991[1]

Jefea is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.[1][2] These are shrubs up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall, with yellow or orange flower heads containing both ray and disc flowers.[3]

Species[4][5]
formerly included[4]

see Zexmenia

References

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  1. ^ a b Strother, John Lance 1991. Systematic Botany Monographs 33: 22–23
  2. ^ Tropicos, Jefea Strother
  3. ^ Flora of North America, Jefea Strother 1991
  4. ^ a b "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  5. ^ The Plant List search for Jefea
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map