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Internal ID UUID643fd1819cd38203796612
Scientific name Carminatia tenuiflora
Authority DC.
First published in Prodr. 7(1): 267 (1838)

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, and the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas.


Carminatia tenuiflora, also known as plumeweed, is a type of annual plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is primarily found in Mexico, but can also be found in the southwestern United States and Central America. These plants have tall, erect stems with few branches and can range from 10 centimeters to over 100 centimeters in height. The leaves are mostly arranged opposite each other, but may be alternately arranged on the upper stem. The flower heads are small and cylindrical, with 8 to 12 greenish or whitish disc florets. The fruit is a cypsela with a pappus of several plumelike bristles or scales. This species can be found in various regions including Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, and parts of the United States.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Brickellia tenuiflora (DC.) D.J.Keil & Pinkava Amer. J. Bot. 63(10): 1393 (1976)
Carminatia tenuifolia Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 299 (1840)

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English plumeweed

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico
      • Texas
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000115988
USDA Plants CATE8
Tropicos 2700362
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:189328-1
The Plant List gcc-7741
Open Tree Of Life 92002
NCBI Taxonomy 1193822
Nature Serve 2.134619
IPNI 189328-1
iNaturalist 160155
GBIF 3137417
Freebase /m/013cct3q
EOL 467755
Wikipedia Carminatia_tenuiflora

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