''Pericome'' is a small

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of flowering plants in the

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. There are two species. '' Pericome caudata'' is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it is relatively common. The second species, '' Pericome macrocephala'', is known only from

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Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

at its

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.Powell, A. M. (1973). Taxonomy of ''Pericome'' (Compositae: Peritylinae). ''The Southwestern Naturalist'' 18:3 335-9. These are branching perennial herbs or small shrubs often exceeding one meter tall. They bear clusters of

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with golden disc florets.

References

External links

Jepson Manual TreatmentFlora of North America: ''Pericome''
Asteraceae genera Perityleae {{Asteroideae-stub