Tithonia diversifolia |
Tithonia thurberi |
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Mexican sunflower weed, tree marigold |
Arizona sunflower weed |
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Habit | Perennials, subshrubs, or shrubs, to 250(–500) cm. | Annuals, 70–200 cm. |
Leaves | petioles 2–6 cm; blades ± deltate to pentagonal, 7–33 × 7–22 cm, sometimes 3- or 5-lobed, abaxial faces glabrous to hispid-pilose. |
petioles 0–3.3 cm; blades deltate, 7–28 × 5.5–21.5 cm, abaxial faces sparsely hirsute (hairs larger on veins). |
Peduncles | 7–24 cm. |
17–36 cm. |
Ray florets | 7–14; corollas yellow, laminae linear, 48–69 × 9–16 mm. |
7–10; corollas yellow, laminae oblong, 9–15 × 4–6 mm. |
Disc florets | 80–120+. |
40–60. |
Phyllaries | 16–28 in (3–)4 series, oblong to ovate; outer 6–10 × 4–7 mm, apices rounded to acute, abaxial faces usually glabrous; inner 10–20 × 3–10 mm, apices rounded to acute, abaxial faces glabrous. |
13–16 in 3 series, linear to spatulate; outer 8–15 × 2.5–4.5 mm, apices acute, abaxial faces puberulent; inner 12–15.5 × 3.5–7 mm, apices acute, abaxial faces glabrous. |
Cypselae | 4–6 mm. |
6–9 mm. |
Paleae | 10–13 × 2–3 mm, mucros 1.5–2.5 mm. |
11–16.5 × 2–4 mm, mucros 3 mm. |
2n | = 34. |
= 34. |
Tithonia diversifolia |
Tithonia thurberi |
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Phenology | Flowering Sep–Jan. | Flowering Aug–Sep. |
Habitat | Disturbed sites | Disturbed areas, canyons, watercourses |
Elevation | 0–20+ m (0–100+ ft) | 900–1000 m (3000–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
FL; TX; Mexico [Introduced in North America; also introduced in West Indies, Central America, Asia, Africa, Atlantic Islands, Indian Ocean Islands, Pacific Islands, Australia]
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AZ; Mexico (Sonora)
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Discussion | Tithonia diversifolia is widely cultivated in warm climates and may persist after plantings; a report for Louisiana was not confirmed for this treatment. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 139. | FNA vol. 21, p. 139. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Helianthinae > Tithonia | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Helianthinae > Tithonia |
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Synonyms | Mirasolia diversifolia | T. palmeri |
Name authority | (Hemsley) A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 5. (1883) | A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 655. (1873) |
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