Acmella pilosa

Species of flowering plant

Acmella pilosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Acmella
Species:
A. pilosa
Binomial name
Acmella pilosa
R.K.Jansen

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]

References

  1. ^ Jansen, R. K. 1985. The systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae–Heliantheae). Systematic Botany Monographs 8: 34.
  2. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 132 Acmella R.K. Jansen
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Acmella pilosa R.K.Jansen, hairy spotflower
Taxon identifiers
Acmella pilosa