Asanthus thyrsiflorus

Asanthus thyrsiflorus is a Mexican species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the states of San Luis Potosí, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Coahuila, and Durango in north-central Mexico.^[2][3][4]

Asanthus thyrsiflorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Asanthus
Species:	A. thyrsiflorus
Binomial name
Asanthus thyrsiflorus (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1]
Asanthus thrysiflorus (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob., typographical error Brickellia thyrsiflora A.Gray Coleosanthus thyrsiflorus (A.Gray) Kuntze Steviopsis thyrsiflora (A.Gray) B.L.Turner

Asanthus thyrsiflorus is a branching shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Flower heads have whitish disc florets but no ray florets. It grows in flats, creekbanks, and gravelly areas, often in pine-oak woodlands.^[5]