Flaveria ramosissima is a rare Mexican plant species of Flaveria within the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the States of Puebla and Oaxaca in central Mexico.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Flaveria |
| Species: | F. ramosissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Flaveria ramosissima Klatt 1887
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Flaveria ramosissima is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. Leaves are narrow, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long. One plant can produce numerous small flower heads in loose, branching arrays. Each head contains 5-10 disc flowers and sometimes one ray flower.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ The Plant List, Flaveria ramosissima Klatt
- ^ a b Powell, Albert Michael. 1979. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 65(2): 633 description and commentary in English, distribution map on page 610
- ^ García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
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