| Flourensia | |
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| Flourensia cernua | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Subtribe: | Enceliinae |
| Genus: | Flourensia DC. [1] |
| Type species | |
| Flourensia laurifolia [2] [3] | |
Flourensia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [4] It contains subshrubs and shrubs, [5] which are commonly known as tarworts. [6] They are found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and central South America (Bolivia and northern Argentina). [7] The genus name honours French physiologist Jean Pierre Flourens (1794–1867). [5]
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Phylogenetic studies found that the genus as previously circumscribed was polyphyletic, and in 2023 many of the South American species were placed in the new genus Austroflourensia . [8]
