Flourensia Explained
Flourensia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1] It contains subshrubs and shrubs,[2] which are commonly known as tarworts. They are found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The genus name honours French physiologist Jean Pierre Flourens (1794–1867).[2]
- Species[3]
- Flourensia angustifolia (DC.) S.F.Blake- Peru
- Flourensia blakeana M.O.Dillon - Argentina (Tucuman, Catamarca)
- Flourensia cajabambensis M.O.Dillon - Peru
- Flourensia campestris Griseb. - Argentina (La Rioja, San Juan, Santiago del Estero, Catamarca)
- Flourensia cernua DC. - American tarwort, tarbush - Chihuahua, Coahuila, USA (Texas New Mexico Arizona)
- Flourensia collodes (Greenm.) S.F.Blake- Chiapas, Oaxaca
- Flourensia dentata S.F.Blake - Zacatecas
- Flourensia fiebrigii S.F.Blake - Argentina, Bolivia
- Flourensia glutinosa (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) S.F.Blake - Oaxaca, Puebla
- Flourensia heterolepis S.F.Blake - Bolivia (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz), Peru (Cusco)
- Flourensia hirta S.F.Blake- Argentina (La Rioja, Catamarca)
- Flourensia hirtissima S.F.Blake- Argentina (Río Negro)
- Flourensia ilicifolia Brandegee- Coahuila
- Flourensia laurifolia DC. - San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Hidalgo
- Flourensia leptopoda S.F.Blake - Argentina (La Rioja, San Juan)
- Flourensia macroligulata Seeligm.- Argentina (Jujuy, Tucuman)
- Flourensia macrophylla (A.Gray) S.F.Blake - Peru
- Flourensia monticola M.O. Dillon - Coahuila, Nuevo León
- Flourensia niederleinii S.F.Blake- Argentina (La Rioja)
- Flourensia oolepis S.F.Blake- Argentina (Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis)
- Flourensia peruviana M.O.Dillon- Peru (Ayacucho, Huancavelica)
- Flourensia polycephala M.O.Dillon - Peru (Apurímac, Cusco)
- Flourensia polyclada S.F.Blake - Argentina
- Flourensia pringlei (A.Gray) S.F.Blake - Chihuahua, Durango, New Mexico (Hidalgo County)
- Flourensia pulcherrima M.O.Dillon- Durango
- Flourensia resinosa (Brandegee) S.F.Blake- Hidalgo, Querétaro
- Flourensia retinophylla S.F.Blake- Coahuila
- Flourensia riparia Griseb. - Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, Tucuman)
- Flourensia solitaria S.F.Blake - Coahuila
- Flourensia suffrutescens (R.E.Fr.) S.F.Blake - Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
- Flourensia thurifera (Molina) DC. - Chile (Coquimbo, Santiago, Valparaíso)
- Flourensia tortuosa Griseb. - Argentina (Salta, Catamarca, Tucuman)
Notes and References
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/152027#page/597/mode/1up Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1836. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 5: 592–593
- Web site: Flourensia de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 592. 1836.. John L. . Strother . Flora of North America . eFloras.org . 2012-01-12.
- https://archive.today/20141106174748/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=AdvNameSearch Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for Flourensia
