Guardiola thompsonii explained

Guardiola thompsonii is a rare North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in western Mexico in the state of Michoacán.[1]

Guardiola thompsonii is up to 100cm (00inches) tall. Leaves are up to 12cm (05inches) long. One plant will produce 15-20 flower heads in a flat-topped array per major branch. Each head contains 2-3 ray flowers and 10-15 disc flowers.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3670320?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Paul Van Faasen. 1976. A New Species of Guardiola Humb. & Bonpl. (Compositae-Heliantheae). Southwestern Naturalist 21: 27-29