Koanophyllon solidaginifolium

Koanophyllon solidaginifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Koanophyllon
Species: K. solidaginifolium
Binomial name
Koanophyllon solidaginifolium
(A. Gray) R.M. King & H. Rob.
Synonyms[1]

Eupatorium solidaginifolium A. Gray

Koanophyllon solidaginifolium, the Shrubby umbrella thoroughwort, is a plant species native to Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, and Zacatecas. It grows primarily on canyon walls, ledges, and other stony outcrops.

Koanophyllon solidaginifolium is an herb or subshrub up to 100 cm (39 inches) in height. Leaves are lanceolate with rounded bases and narrow pointed tips. Flowers are usually white, but sometimes tinged with purple or yellow.[2][3][4]

References

  1. The Plant List
  2. Flora of North America v 21 p 542
  3. King, Robert Merrill, & Robinson, Harold Ernest. Phytologia 22(3): 151. 1971.
  4. Asa Gray. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 3(5): 87–88. 1852.