Varilla (plant) explained

Varilla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1849.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The name Varilla is the Spanish word for "rod" or "wand."^[3] The genus is native to Texas and northern Mexico.

Species^{[4] [5]}

• Varilla mexicana A.Gray - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas
• Varilla texana A.Gray - southern Texas,^[6] Tamaulipas, Nuevo León

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14225873#page/118/mode/1up Gray, Asa. 1849. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series 4(1): 106–107
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40023180 Tropicos, Varilla A. Gray
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=134391 Flora of North America, Varilla A. Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 106. 1849.
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Varilla The Plant List, search for Varilla
5. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12985162#page/6/mode/1up Turner, Billie Lee. 1990. Taxonomy of Varilla (Asteraceae:Heliantheae). Phytologia 68(6):4-13
6. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Varilla%20texana.png Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map