Electranthera mutica

Electranthera mutica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.^[1] It is a shrub or small tree, 0.3 to 5 m tall, which is native to the mountains of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and tropical Mexico.^[2]

Electranthera mutica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Electranthera
Species:	E. mutica
Binomial name
Electranthera mutica (DC.) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
Varieties[1]
10; see text
Synonyms[1]
Coreopsis mutica DC. Coreopsis mutica var. genuina S.F.Blake Electra mutica (DC.) Mesfin & D.J.Crawford

It grows in montane forests, including oak forests, pine–oak forests, and thickets, and on dry hillsides, roadsides, and along streams from (400) 700 to 2800 meters elevation. It mostly flowers from June to January.^[2]

Varieties

Ten varieties are accepted.^[1]

• Electranthera mutica var. carnosifolia (D.J.Crawford) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
• Electranthera mutica var. guerreroana (B.L.Turner) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
• Electranthera mutica var. holotricha (S.F.Blake) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
• Electranthera mutica var. leptomera (Sherff) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
• Electranthera mutica var. mexicana (DC.) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski (synonyms Electra mexicana DC. and Coreopsis mexicana Hemsl.)
• Electranthera mutica var. miahuatlana (B.L.Turner) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
• Electranthera mutica var. microcephala (D.J.Crawford) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
• Electranthera mutica var. multiligulata (D.J.Crawford) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
• Electranthera mutica var. mutica
• Electranthera mutica var. subvillosa (DC.) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski