Flaveria floridana

Flaveria floridana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Flaveria
Species:	F. floridana
Binomial name
	Flaveria floridana; 1903
Synonyms
	Flaveria pinetorum S.F.Blake

Flaveria floridana, Florida yellowtops,^[2] is a North American plant species of yellowtops within the sunflower family. It has been found only along the Gulf Coast of Florida between Clearwater and Marco Island, mostly in the Tampa Bay region.^[3]^[4]

Flaveria floridana is an perennial herb up to 120 cm (3.9 ft) tall. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 14 cm (5.5 in) long. One plant can sometimes produce as many as 100 flower heads in a tightly packed array. Each head contains 9-14 yellow disc flowers. Sometimes it produces a single yellow ray flower as well.^[2]^[4]

References[]

^ The Plant List, Flaveria floridana J.R.Johnst.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Flora of North America, Flaveria floridana J. R. Johnston, 1903. Florida yellowtops
^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Powell, Albert Michael. 1979. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 65(2): 613-616 description and commentary in English, distribution map on page 616

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[1] The Plant List, Flaveria floridana J.R.Johnst.

[FNA-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Flora of North America, Flaveria floridana J. R. Johnston, 1903. Florida yellowtops

[3] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[f-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Powell, Albert Michael. 1979. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 65(2): 613-616 description and commentary in English, distribution map on page 616

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