''Simsia amplexicaulis'' is a species of flowering plant 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 w ...
, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.
It is a common weed of cultivation.
References
Heliantheae
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Guatemala
Flora of Honduras
Plants described in 1807
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