Koanophyllon villosum explained

Koanophyllon villosum, the Florida Keys thoroughwort, 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).^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

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.^{[5] [6]}

External links

• Dave's Garden
• Native Florida Wildflowers, Florida Shrub Thoroughwort - Koanophyllon villosum photos etc.
• photo of herbarium specimen at University of South Florida

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Koanophyllon%20villosum.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. Nelson, C. & G. R. Proctor. 1994. Vascular plants of the Caribbean Swan Islands of Honduras. Brenesia 41–42: 73–80.
3. 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
4. Nelson, C. H. 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Honduras 1–1576. Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067029 Flora of North America, Koanophyllon villosum (Swartz) R. M. King & H. Robinson, 1974
6. http://www.levypreserve.org/Plant-Listings/Koanophyllon-villosum Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve, Koanophyllon villosum