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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