Coreopsis petrophila

Coreopsis petrophila is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to the States of Jalisco, Durango, Nayarit, and Guerrero in western Mexico.[1][2]

Coreopsis petrophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Coreopsis
Species:
C. petrophila
Binomial name
Coreopsis petrophila

Coreopsis petrophila is a branching subshrub, growing largely on rocky slopes. Leaves are pinnately lobed with narrow lobes. Each major branch has a group of small yellow flower heads, each with both ray florets and disc florets.[1]

References
  1. Gray, Asa & Sereno Watson. 1887. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 22(2): 428–429 description in Latin, commentary in English
  2. Tropicos, specimen listing for Coreopsis petrophila A. Gray & S. Watson


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