Varilla (plant)

Varilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Tageteae
Subtribe: Varillinae
Genus: Varilla
A.Gray
Type species
Varilla mexicana

Varilla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1849.[1][2][3]

The name Varilla is the Spanish word for "rod" or "wand."[3] The genus is native to Texas and northern Mexico.[4]

Species[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Gray, Asa. 1849. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series 4(1): 106–107 generic description in Latin, specific description and commentary in English
  2. ^ Tropicos, Varilla A. Gray
  3. ^ a b Flora of North America, Varilla A. Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 106. 1849.
  4. ^ a b The Plant List, search for Varilla
  5. ^ Turner, Billie Lee. 1990. Taxonomy of Varilla (Asteraceae:Heliantheae). Phytologia 68(6):4-13
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map


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