Stifftia chrysantha

Stifftia chrysantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Stifftia
Species:
S. chrysantha
Binomial name
Stifftia chrysantha

Stiffia chyrsantha is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, endemic to Brazil. It has a woody stem with rough bark, and can grow to 8โ€“10 ft (2.4โ€“3.0 m). It has alternate, entire smooth leaves and reticulate veins. The involucre has 30 to 40 green, imbricated scales with short hairs. Actinomorphic corollas are pale orange below and darker above.[1]

References

  1. โ†‘ "Stifftia chrysantha". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

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