PLANTS Profile for Palafoxia arida var. gigantea (giant Spanish needle)

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PLANTS Profile

Palafoxia arida B.L. Turner & Morris var. gigantea (M.E. Jones) B.L. Turner & Morris
giant Spanish needle

Symbol:

PAARG

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual

Subshrub
Forb/herb

L48

More Information:

Images:
Palafoxia arida B.L. Turner & Morris var. gigantea (M.E. Jones) B.L. Turner & Morris

Synonyms:
Palafoxia arida B.L. Turner & Morris var. gigantea (M.E. Jones) B.L. Turner & Morris

PALIG

Palafoxia linearis (Cav.) Lag. var. gigantea M.E. Jones

Distribution:
Palafoxia arida B.L. Turner & Morris var. gigantea (M.E. Jones) B.L. Turner & Morris


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USA (AZ, CA)

Related Taxa:
Palafoxia arida B.L. Turner & Morris var. gigantea (M.E. Jones) B.L. Turner & Morris

Classification:
Palafoxia arida B.L. Turner & Morris var. gigantea (M.E. Jones) B.L. Turner & Morris

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Palafoxia Lag. – palafox
Species	Palafoxia arida B.L. Turner & Morris – desert palafox
Variety	Palafoxia arida B.L. Turner & Morris var. gigantea (M.E. Jones) B.L. Turner & Morris – giant Spanish needle

More Accounts and Images:
Palafoxia arida B.L. Turner & Morris var. gigantea (M.E. Jones) B.L. Turner & Morris

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529351.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 07:02 AM CDT