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Taxon: Flourensia cernua DC.

Genus: Flourensia
Family: Asteraceae (alt. Compositae).
Nomen number: 104237
Place of publication: Prodr. 5:593. 1836
Name verified on: 11-Mar-2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 11-Mar-2012
No species priority site assigned.
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • tarbush   (Source: Websters Dict ) – English
  • varnishbush   (Source: AH 505 ) – English
  • hojasé   (Source: F Bajio ) – Spanish
  • hojasén   (Source: F Bajio ) – Spanish

Economic importance:

  • Vertebrate poisons: mammals   (fide Kingsbury)
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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - New Mexico, Texas
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona
    Northern Mexico: Mexico - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas
    Southern Mexico: Mexico - Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo

References:

  • Blake, S. F. 1921. Revision of the genus Flourensia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20:397–398.
  • Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas.
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
  • Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  • Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
  • Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
  • Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  • Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991–. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
  • Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agric. Handb. no. 505.
  • Webster's third new international dictionary.
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Check other web resources for Flourensia cernua DC.:


Images:

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  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?104237 (22 May 2013)

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