Acmella pilosa, the hairy spotflower, is a Mesoamerican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Guatemala, Belize, and southeastern Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco).[1] The species is also naturalized in the southern part of the US State of Florida.[2][3][4]
Acmella pilosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Acmella |
Species: | A. pilosa
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Binomial name | |
Acmella pilosa R.K.Jansen
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References
edit- ^ Jansen, R. K. 1985. The systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae–Heliantheae). Systematic Botany Monographs 8: 34.
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 132 Acmella R.K. Jansen
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Acmella pilosa R.K.Jansen, hairy spotflower