Flaveria linearis

Flaveria linearis, known as narrowleaf yellowtops,^[2] is a North American plant species of Flaveria within the family Asteraceae. It is native to Florida, Cuba, Bahamas, and the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.^[3][4]

Flaveria linearis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Flaveria
Species:	F. linearis
Binomial name
Flaveria linearis Lag. 1816
Synonyms[1]
Flaveria latifolia (J.R.Johnst.) Rydb. Flaveria tenuifolia Nutt Gymnosperma nudatum DC. Selloa nudata Nutt. Flaveria linearis var. latifolia J.R. Johnst

Flaveria linearis is a perennial herb up to 80 cm tall. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 13 cm (5 in) long. One plant can produce sometimes as many as 150 small flower heads in a branching array. Each head contains 2-8 yellow disc flowers and sometimes a single yellow ray flower.^[2][4]