''Florestina'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to

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, and

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. ''Florestina'' is distinguished from ''

Palafoxia ''Palafoxia'', or palafox, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the Bahia tribe within the Asteraceae (sunflower family). This genus is named after José de Palafox y Melzi, Duke of Saragossa (1776–1847), a Spanish captain-gener ...

'' by its 3-5 lobed leaves, whitish corollas, and

cypselae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

(

achenes An achene (; ), also sometimes called akene and occasionally achenium or achenocarp, is a type of simple dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate (formed from one carpel) and indehiscent (they do not op ...

) which are only sparsely

pubescent The adjective pubescent may describe: * people or animals undergoing puberty * plants that are hairy, covered in trichomes * insects that are covered in setae In biology, setae (singular seta ; from the Latin word for "bristle") are any of a ...

and with the

trichomes Trichomes (); ) are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants, algae, lichens, and certain protists. They are of diverse structure and function. Examples are hairs, glandular hairs, scales, and papillae. A covering of any kind of hair on a plant ...

curled (rather than straight). It is considered to be closely related to ''

;'' some authors have suggested that the two genera should be merged. ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for ''Florestina''
/ref> * '' Florestina latifolia'' (DC.) Rydb. -

, Guatemala, Honduras,

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* ''

Florestina liebmannii ''Florestina'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Asteraceae, sunflower family, native to Texas, Mexico, and Central America. ''Florestina'' is distinguished from ''Palafoxia'' by its 3-5 lobed leaves, whitish corollas, and cypselae (achenes) ...

'' Sch.Bip. ex Greenm. -

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* '' Florestina lobata'' B.L.Turner -

, México State * '' Florestina pedata'' (Cav.) Cass. -

, Guatemala * '' Florestina platyphylla'' (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) B.L.Rob. & Greenm. - Chiapas,

* '' Florestina purpurea'' (Brandegee) Rydb. -

, Puebla * '' Florestina simplicifolia'' B.L.Turner -

* '' Florestina tripteris'' DC. -

,Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
/ref> Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León,

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, San Luis Potosí, Puebla,

, Michoacán, México State

References

Asteraceae genera Bahieae Flora of North America {{Asteroideae-stub