Koanophyllon villosum
Koanophyllon villosum, the Florida Keys thoroughwort,[2] or abre camino, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It grows in southern Florida, Cuba, the Bahamas, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and the Islas de la Bahía (part of Honduras).[3][4][5][6][7]
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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
- The Plant List, Koanophyllon villosum (Sw.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- "Koanophyllon villosum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Nelson, C. & G. R. Proctor. 1994. Vascular plants of the Caribbean Swan Islands of Honduras. Brenesia 41–42: 73–80.
- 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
- Nelson, C. H. 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Honduras 1–1576. Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa
- EcuRed, Havana info in Spanish
- Flora of North America, Koanophyllon villosum (Swartz) R. M. King & H. Robinson, 1974
- Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve, Koanophyllon villosum description and photo
External links
- Dave's Garden
- Native Florida Wildflowers, Florida Shrub Thoroughwort - Koanophyllon villosum photos etc.
- photo of herbarium specimen at University of South Florida
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