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Florestina

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Florestina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Bahieae
Genus: Florestina
Cass.
Type species
Florestina pedata

Florestina is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family,[1][2][3] native to Texas, Mexico, and Central America.[4]

Florestina is distinguished from Palafoxia by its 3-5 lobed leaves, whitish corollas, and cypselae (achenes) which are only sparsely pubescent and with the trichomes curled (rather than straight). It is considered to be closely related to Palafoxia; some authors have suggested that the two genera should be merged.[5]

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