Tribe Mutisieae Rank Species | Subfamily Mutisioideae | |
Similar Trixis, Trixis californica, Fleischmannia, Elephantopus mollis, Mutisieae | ||
Trixis inula, the tropical threefold, is a plant species native to Texas, Mexico, Central America, northern South America, and the West Indies. It is found on open, sandy sites such as roadsides, thorn scrub, thickets, etc.
Trixis inula is a much-branched herb up to 300 cm (10 feet) tall. It has lanceolate to elliptic leaves up to 17 cm (7 inches) long. Yellow flower heads are borne in paniculate arrays.
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