Litrisa
Genus of flowering plants
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Litrisa is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.[3][4]
| Litrisa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Litrisa Small |
| Species: | L. carnosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Litrisa carnosa Small | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Some taxonomists group Litrisa and Trilisa into the genus Carphephorus.[5]
- Species
There is only one known species, Litrisa carnosa, called pineland chaffhead, native to the State of Florida in the United States.[1][6][7] It is a shrub up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall, covered with many small hairs and producing flat-topped inflorescences of many small purplish flower heads.[5]
