''Pectis ciliaris'', the donkeyweed, is a species of ''
Pectis
''Pectis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1759.
The name is derived from the Latin word ''pecten'', meaning "comb." It refers to the marginally-bristled leaves or the pappus form. Th ...
'' and is an
annual plant. Its floral region is the
Caribbean, mainly
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...
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ciliaris
Flora of North America
Plants described in 1759
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