''Chromolaena frustrata'' called Cape Sable false thoroughwort,
[ or Cape Sable thoroughwort, is a rare North American species of flowering shrub in the family ]Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae ...
. It is found only in southern Florida
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, on the Florida Keys
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, inside Everglades National Park
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, and other nearby low-lying areas. It grows on coastal rock outcrops, the edges of hammocks, and other undisturbed sites at elevations less than 10 meters (33 feet) above sea level.[Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]
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''Chromolaena frustrata'' is a perennial herb rarely more than 25 cm (10 inches) tall. Flower heads
A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...
are produced in groups of 2–6. The heads contain blue or lavender disc floret
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae we ...
s but no ray florets
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae we ...
.[Flora of North America, Cape Sable false thoroughwort, Chromolaena frustrata (B. L. Robinson) R. M. King & H. Robinson]
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References
External links
photo by Keith Bradley
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
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frustrata
Endemic flora of Florida
Plants described in 1911