''Flourensia'' is a

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of flowering plants in the family

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. It contains subshrubs and shrubs, which are commonly known as tarworts. They are found in the southwestern United States,

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, and

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. The genus name honours French physiologist Jean Pierre Flourens (1794–1867). ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for ''Flourensia''
/ref> * '' Flourensia angustifolia'' (DC.) S.F.Blake- Peru * '' Flourensia blakeana'' M.O.Dillon - Argentina ( Tucuman, Catamarca) * '' Flourensia cajabambensis'' M.O.Dillon - Peru * '' Flourensia campestris'' Griseb. - Argentina (

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, San Juan, Santiago del Estero, Catamarca) * '' Flourensia cernua'' DC. – American tarwort, tarbush - Chihuahua, Coahuila, USA (

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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

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) * '' Flourensia collodes'' (Greenm.) S.F.Blake- Chiapas,

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

* '' Flourensia dentata'' S.F.Blake -

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* '' Flourensia fiebrigii'' S.F.Blake - Argentina, Bolivia * '' Flourensia glutinosa'' (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) S.F.Blake -

, Puebla * '' Flourensia heterolepis'' S.F.Blake - Bolivia (

Cochabamba Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630 ...

, Santa Cruz), Peru ( Cusco) * '' Flourensia hirta'' S.F.Blake- Argentina (

, Catamarca) * '' Flourensia hirtissima'' S.F.Blake- Argentina ( Río Negro) * '' Flourensia ilicifolia'' Brandegee- Coahuila * '' Flourensia laurifolia'' DC. - San Luis Potosí,

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Hidalgo Hidalgo may refer to: People * Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility * Hidalgo (surname) Places Mexico * Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico * Hidalgo, Coahuila, a town in the north Mexican state of Coahuila * Hidalgo, Nuevo Le� ...

* '' Flourensia leptopoda'' S.F.Blake - Argentina (

, San Juan) * '' Flourensia macroligulata'' Seeligm.- Argentina (

Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy (), commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital and largest city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. Also, it is the seat of the Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department. It lies near ...

, Tucuman) * '' Flourensia macrophylla'' (A.Gray) S.F.Blake - Peru * '' Flourensia monticola'' M.O. Dillon - Coahuila, Nuevo León * '' Flourensia niederleinii'' S.F.Blake- Argentina (

) * '' Flourensia oolepis'' S.F.Blake- Argentina ( Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis) * '' Flourensia peruviana'' M.O.Dillon- Peru (

Ayacucho Ayacucho (, qu, Ayak'uchu) is the capital city of Ayacucho Region and of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru. During the Inca Empire and Viceroyalty of Peru periods the city was known by the name of Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga), and it c ...

Huancavelica Huancavelica () or Wankawillka in Quechua is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the department of Huancavelica and according to the 2017 census had a population of 49,570 people. The city was established on August 5, 1572 by the Viceroy ...

) * '' Flourensia polycephala'' M.O.Dillon - Peru ( Apurímac, Cusco) * '' Flourensia polyclada'' S.F.Blake - Argentina * '' Flourensia pringlei'' (A.Gray) S.F.Blake - Chihuahua, Durango,

( Hidalgo County) * '' Flourensia pulcherrima'' M.O.Dillon- Durango * '' Flourensia resinosa'' (Brandegee) S.F.Blake-

, Querétaro * '' Flourensia retinophylla'' S.F.Blake- Coahuila * '' Flourensia riparia'' Griseb. - Argentina (

Salta Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic ce ...

, Catamarca, Tucuman) * '' Flourensia solitaria'' S.F.Blake - Coahuila * '' Flourensia suffrutescens'' (R.E.Fr.) S.F.Blake - Argentina (

) * '' Flourensia thurifera'' (Molina) DC. - Chile (

Coquimbo Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo is situated in a valley south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than ...

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

Valparaíso Valparaíso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about northwest of Santiago ...

) * '' Flourensia tortuosa'' Griseb. - Argentina (

, Catamarca, Tucuman)

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