Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Species A. thyrsiflorus | Order Asterales Genus Asanthus | |
Asanthus thyrsiflorus is a Mexican species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the states of San Luis PotosÃ, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Coahuila, and Durango in north-central Mexico.
Asanthus thyrsiflorus is a branching shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Flower heads have whitish disc florets but no ray florets. It grows in flats, creekbanks, and gravelly areas, often in pine-oak woodlands.
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