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| Status: | Cultivated and naturalized |
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Lesser Antilles |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native in the Americas and occasionally naturalized elsewhere |
| FZ divisions: | C |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Pseudoradiarctia scita (Larval food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 164 - 165. (Includes a picture). Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 727 - 728. Maquet, P. & Lawalree, A. (1985). Asteraceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Page 642. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 33. |