Acmella pilosa

Acmella pilosa, the hairy spotflower, is a Mesoamerican species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is native to Guatemala, Belize, and southeastern Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco).[1] The species is also naturalized in the southern part of the US State of Florida.[2][3][4]

hairy spotflower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Acmella
Species:
A.pilosa
Binomial name
Acmella pilosa

References
  1. Jansen, R. K. 1985. The systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae–Heliantheae). Systematic Botany Monographs 8: 34.
  2. Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 132 Acmella R.K. Jansen
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Acmella pilosa R.K.Jansen, hairy spotflower
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