| Asta schaffneri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Tribe: | Asteae |
| Genus: | Asta Klotzsch ex O.E.Schulz |
| Species: | A. schaffneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Asta schaffneri (S.Watson) O.E.Schulz | |
| subspecies [1] | |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
Capsella schaffneriS.Watson | |
Asta schaffneri is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, and the sole species in genus Asta. It is a subshrub native to northeastern Mexico. [1]
Three subspecies are accepted. [1]
- Asta schaffneri subsp. pringlei(O.E.Schulz) Al-Shehbaz (synonyms Asta pringleiO.E.Schulz and Asta schaffneri var. pringlei(O.E.Schulz) Rollins)
- Asta schaffneri subsp. schaffneri – San Luis Potosí
- Asta schaffneri subsp. stricta(Rollins) Al-Shehbaz (synonym Asta strictaRollins) – Querétaro and Hidalgo