Jefea

Jefea is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.^[1][2] These are shrubs up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall, with yellow or orange flower heads containing both ray and disc flowers.^[3]

Species^[4][5]

• Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Texas, New Mexico^[6]
• Jefea gnaphalioides (A.Gray) Strother - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
• Jefea lantanifolia (S.Schauer) Strother - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo
• Jefea pringlei (Greenm.) Strother - Oaxaca, Puebla

formerly included^[4]

Jefea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Subtribe:	Ecliptinae
Genus:	Jefea Strother 1991
Type species
Jefea lantanifolia 1991[1] (S.Schauer) Strother

see Zexmenia

• Jefea phyllocephala (Hemsl.) Strother - Zexmenia phyllocephala (Hemsl.) Standl. & Steyerm. - Guatemala