Litrisa facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pineland chaffhead |
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Eupatorieae
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Litrisa
Small
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L. carnosa
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Litrisa is a genus of flowering plants in the snakeroot tribe within the daisy family.
Some taxonomists group Litrisa and Trilisa into the genus Carphephorus.
- Species
There is only one known species, Litrisa carnosa, called pineland chaffhead, native to the State of Florida in the United States. It is a shrub up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall, covered with many small hairs and producing flat-topped inflorescences of many small purplish flower heads.
See also
In Spanish: Litrisa carnosa para niños
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