Flourensia cernua

de Candolle

in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 593. 1836.

Common names: Tarbush
Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 118.

Shrubs to 100(–200) cm. Leaf blades elliptic to ovate, 10–25(–40+) × 4–15(–20) mm (margins sometimes undulate). Ray florets 0. Disc florets 10–25(–40); corollas 3–4 mm. Cypselae 4–6.5 mm; pappi 2.5–3.5 mm. 2n = 36.


Phenology: Flowering mostly Sep–Nov.
Habitat: Limestone or alkaline or clay soils, gravelly sites, desert scrub
Elevation: 800–2000+ m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico.

Discussion

Plants of Flourensia cernua usually have a tarry odor and are often locally co-dominant with Larrea tridentata throughout much of the Chihuahuan Desert.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Flourensia cernua"
John L. Strother +
de Candolle +
Tarbush +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +  and Mexico. +
800–2000+ m +
Limestone or alkaline or clay soils, gravelly sites, desert scrub +
Flowering mostly Sep–Nov. +
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. +
Illustrated +
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Enceliinae +, Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Engelmanniinae +, Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Spilanthinae +, Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Verbesininae +  and Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Zinniinae +
Flourensia cernua +
Flourensia +
species +