Jefea Explained

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]

• Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Texas, New Mexico^[5]
• Jefea gnaphalioides (A.Gray) Strother - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
• Jefea lantanifolia (S.Schauer) Strother - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo
• Jefea pringlei (Greenm.) Strother - Oaxaca, Puebla

formerly included^[6] see Zexmenia

• Jefea phyllocephala (Hemsl.) Strother - Zexmenia phyllocephala (Hemsl.) Standl. & Steyerm. - Guatemala

Notes and References

1. Strother, John Lance 1991. Systematic Botany Monographs 33: 22–23
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40037640 Tropicos, Jefea Strother
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=116784 Flora of North America, Jefea Strother 1991
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Jefea The Plant List search for Jefea
5. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Jefea%20brevifolia.png Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
6. Web site: Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist . 2014-12-10 . https://archive.today/20141210153148/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=NameSearch&searchText=Jefea . 2014-12-10 . dead .