Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Flourensia cernua A.P. de Candolle
(Tarbush)
Family: Asteraceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Flourensia cernua is only found in open desert in the far southern portion
of the Gila National Forest. This medium-sized shrub has small obovate leaves and yellowish
flowers. The flowerheads have only disc flowers. The foliage is very resinous. The achenes are villous and have a pappus of awns. Flourensia cernua flowers late in the season at lower elevation.
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Flourensia cernua, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Engineer Cyn., Apr. 12, 2008

Flourensia cernua, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Cyn., October 17, 2009

Flourensia cernua, branches, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Cyn., October 17, 2009

Flourensia cernua, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Cyn., October 17, 2009

Flourensia cernua, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Cyn., October 17, 2009

Flourensia cernua, closeup of inflorescences, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Cyn., October 17, 2009

Flourensia cernua, closeup of inflorescences, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Cyn., October 17, 2009

Flourensia cernua, field macro of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Cyn., October 17, 2009

Flourensia cernua, winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Cyn., January 17, 2010

Flourensia cernua, 3x macro of bud and leaf scar on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Cyn., January 17, 2010
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