familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Heliantheae
subtribeAsteraceae (tribe Heliantheae) subtribe Chaenactidinae
genusFlorestina
speciesFlorestina tripteris

Florestina tripteris

de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle

in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 655. 1836.

John L. Strother
Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 392.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Barbara Alongi

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Leaf-blades or leaflets mostly 2–5 × 1–2 cm. Disc corollas 4–5 mm. Cypselae 3–6 mm; pappus-scales 0.3–2 mm. 2n = 20.


Phenology: Flowering year round, mostly summer–fall.
Habitat: Open, often disturbed sites
Elevation: 0–900 m

Distribution

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Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua), Mexico (Coahuila), Mexico (Nuevo León), Mexico (Tamaulipas)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
20 +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Anther theca coloration
pale +
Apex fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage presence
absent +
Apical appendage shape
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
less corymbiform +  and paniculiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
John L. Strother +
Authority
de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base shape
decurrent +
Blade architecture
foliolate +, 3-lobed or 5-lobed +  and simple +
Blade shape
oblong;ovate +
Body architecture
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body relief
tuberculate +  and rugose +
Bractlet quantity
1;15 +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
Bristle fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Bristle quantity
6;80 +
Bristle shape
Plumose (?) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Calyculus quantity
Of 1 (15+ bractlets) +
Corolla architecture
zygomorphic +
Corolla coloration
whitish +
Corolla pubescence
glandular-hairy +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela shape
4-angled +  and obpyramidal +
Cypsela some measurement
3mm;6mm +
Disc-floret quantity
10 (30) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc corolla some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Tex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua) +, Mexico (Coahuila) +, Mexico (Nuevo León) +  and Mexico (Tamaulipas) +
Elevation
0–900 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face architecture or shape
ribbed +
Face pubescence
hairy +
Face pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Face relief
scabrellous +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Funnelform shape
campanulate +  and cylindric +
Glomerule arrangement
singly +
Habitat
Open, often disturbed sites +
Head architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Head architecture or shape
discoid +
Head arrangement
singly +  and radiant +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head reproduction
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
obconic;subhemispheric +
Leaf-blade length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Leaf-blade width
1cm;2cm +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +  and opposite +
Leaf position
cauline +
Leaflet length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Leaflet shape
oblong +  and ovate +
Leaflet width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe arrangement or course or shape
lance-linear +
Lobe atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
deltate +  and linear +
Margin architecture or shape
dentate to pinnatifid or palmatifid +  and entire +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus-scale distance
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus fragility
fragile +
Pappus life cycle
falling +
Pappus quantity
8 +  and 12 +
Pappus shape
spatulate +  and lanceolate +
Pappus size or width
thickened +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering year round, mostly summer–fall. +
Phyllary duration
persistent +
Phyllary fusion
distinct +
Phyllary life cycle
falling +
Phyllary quantity
4 +  and 14 +
Phyllary size
unequal +
Phyllary texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous) +
Publication title
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. +
Publication year
1836 +
Ray-floret architecture
pistillate +
Ray-floret atypical quantity
21 (60) +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
4 (21) +
Ray-floret reproduction
fertile +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle relief
pitted +
Receptacle shape
knobby;concave;convex +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scale fusion
distinct +
Scale quantity
4 +  and 20 +
Scale texture
scarious +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
1;1;2 +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem orientation
erect +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Bahiinae +  and Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Palafoxiinae +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Florestina tripteris +
Taxon parent
Florestina +
Taxon rank
species +
Throat shape
campanulate +  and cylindric +
Treelet atypical some measurement
80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br /> (300 cm3,000 mm <br />3 m <br />) +
Treelet some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Tube length or size
longer +
Ultimate margin architecture or shape
entire +
Ultimate margin shape
toothed +  and entire +
Volume
Volume 21 +
Whole-organism atypical some measurement
80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br /> (300 cm3,000 mm <br />3 m <br />) +
Whole-organism duration
annual +
Whole-organism some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br /> (300 cm3,000 mm <br />3 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
shrub +  and subshrub +
Whole organism some measurement
1cm (80cm) +
X chromosome quantity
12 +