''Heliopsis anomala'' is a Mexican

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in the family

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. It is native to northwestern Mexico in mountains and canyons near the

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. It has been found in both states of the Baja California Peninsula as well as in

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).SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
includes description, distribution map, photos of herbarium specimens

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anomala ''Anomala'' is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''. A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of these ...

Flora of Northwestern Mexico Plants described in 1933 {{Heliantheae-stub