Koanophyllon villosum
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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: | Koanophyllon |
| Species: | K. villosum
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Synonymy
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Koanophyllon villosum, the Florida Keys thoroughwort,[2] or abre camino, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows in southern Florida, Cuba, the Bahamas, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and the Islas de la Bahía (part of Honduras).[3][4][5][6]
Koanophyllon villosum is a shrub up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. Flower heads contain up to 15 pink or white disc flowers but no ray flowers.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ The Plant List, Koanophyllon villosum (Sw.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Koanophyllon villosum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Nelson, C. & G. R. Proctor. 1994. Vascular plants of the Caribbean Swan Islands of Honduras. Brenesia 41–42: 73–80.
- ^ Long, R. W. & O. K. Lakela. 1971. Flora of Tropical Florida: A Manual of the Seed Plants and Ferns of Southern Peninsular Florida i–xvii, 1–962. University of Miami Press, Coral Cables
- ^ Nelson, C. H. 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Honduras 1–1576. Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa
- ^ Flora of North America, Koanophyllon villosum (Swartz) R. M. King & H. Robinson, 1974
- ^ Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve, Koanophyllon villosum description and photo
External links[edit]
- Dave's Garden
- Native Florida Wildflowers, Florida Shrub Thoroughwort - Koanophyllon villosum photos etc.
- photo of herbarium specimen at University of South Florida
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