Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Tribe Nassauvieae Rank Species | Order Asterales Subfamily Mutisioideae Genus Acourtia | |
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Similar Acourtia, Acourtia wrightii, Adenophyllum porophylloides, Cirsium neomexicanum, Calycoseris wrightii | ||
Acourtia nana (common names desert holly or dwarf desert peony) is a North American species of perennial plants in the sunflower family. found in the Sonoran Desert. It is found in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Desert regions of the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Zacatecas).
Flowers, uncommonly seen, have a scent similar to jasmine or violets.
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