Koanophyllon villosum

Koanophyllon villosum
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Koanophyllon
Species:
K. villosum
Binomial name
Koanophyllon villosum
(Sw.) R.King & H.Robinson 1975
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Eupatorium coriaceum Spreng.
  • Eupatorium cubense Pers. 1807
  • Eupatorium cubense DC. 1836
  • Eupatorium cynanchifolium DC.
  • Eupatorium deltoideum Poepp. ex Spreng. 1826 not Jacq. 1798
  • Eupatorium lindenianum A.Rich.
  • Eupatorium poeppigii Spreng.
  • Eupatorium villosum Sw. 1788
  • Koanophyllon cubense (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Koanophyllon cynanchifolium (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Koanophyllon lindenianum (A.Rich.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Koanophyllon villosum, the Florida Keys thoroughwort,[3] 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).[4][5][6][7]

In Florida, it grows in what remains of the state's pine rockland habitat where it is regarded as endangered.[1]

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.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Koanophyllon villosum". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  2. ↑ The Plant List, Koanophyllon villosum (Sw.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  3. ↑ NRCS. "Koanophyllon villosum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ↑ Nelson, C. & G. R. Proctor. 1994. Vascular plants of the Caribbean Swan Islands of Honduras. Brenesia 41–42: 73–80.
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ Nelson, C. H. 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Honduras 1–1576. Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa
  8. ↑ Flora of North America, Koanophyllon villosum (Swartz) R. M. King & H. Robinson, 1974
  9. ↑ Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve, Koanophyllon villosum description and photo