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Chromolaena frustrata
Also called Cape Sable False Thoroughwort
Chromolaena frustrata called Cape Sable false thoroughwort or Cape Sable thoroughwort, is a rare North American species of Flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in southern Florida, on the Florida Keys, inside Everglades National Park, and other nearby low-lying areas. It grows on coastal rock outcrops, the edges of hammocks, and other undisturbed sites at elevations less than 10 meters (33 feet) above sea level.
Chromolaena frustrata is a perennial herb rarely more than 25 cm (10 inches) tall. Flower heads are produced in groups of 2–6. The heads contain blue or lavender disc florets but no ray florets.
Bigelow's thoroughwort · Limestone thoroughwort · Geraniumleaf thoroughwort · Chromolaena hirsuta · Chromolaena impetiolaris · Chromolaena integrifolia · Ivyleaf thoroughwort · Chromolaena lundellii · Chromolaena macrodon · Chromolaena misella · Jack in the bush · Mona Island thoroughwort
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chromolaena frustrata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
