''Haploesthes robusta'' is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the family

Asteraceae 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 ...

. It has been found only in the state of

Coahuila Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico. Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...

in northern Mexico.Johnston, Ivan Murray. 1941. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 22: 121-122
description in Latin, commentary in English The genus name is sometimes spelled ''Haploësthes,'' with two dots over the first ''e'' to indicate that the ''o'' and the ''e'' are to be pronounced in separate syllables. This is optional; either spelling is equally acceptable. ''Haploesthes robusta'' grows along stream banks in areas with gypsum soil. It is a sprawling, succulent shrub with stems up to long. Leaves are triangular in cross-section.Turner, Billie Lee. 1975. Wrightia 5(5): 111
description and commentary in English

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Tageteae Flora of Coahuila Endemic flora of Mexico Plants described in 1941 {{Asteroideae-stub