Varilla (plant)
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Genus: | Varilla A.Gray
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| Type species | |
| Varilla mexicana A.Gray
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Varilla is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family 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.[4]
- A.Gray - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas
- A.Gray - southern Texas,[6] Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
References[]
- ^ Gray, Asa. 1849. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series 4(1): 106–107 generic description in Latin, specific description and commentary in English
- ^ Tropicos, Varilla A. Gray
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Varilla A. Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 106. 1849.
- ^ a b The Plant List, search for Varilla
- ^ Turner, Billie Lee. 1990. Taxonomy of Varilla (Asteraceae:Heliantheae). Phytologia 68(6):4-13
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
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