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Chromolaena ivifolia
Chromolaena ivifolia called ivy-leaf false thoroughwort, or ivyleaf thoroughwort, is a species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North America and South America, from the south-eastern United States (eastern Texas, Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southern Alabama, and Florida) to Argentina.
Chromolaena ivifolia is a perennial herb or subshrub up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall. Flower heads are produced in groups at the ends of branches. The heads contain red, purple, or blue disc florets but no ray florets.
Bigelow's thoroughwort · Limestone thoroughwort · Cape Sable thoroughwort · Geraniumleaf thoroughwort · Chromolaena hirsuta · Chromolaena impetiolaris · Chromolaena integrifolia · Chromolaena lundellii · Chromolaena macrodon · Chromolaena misella · Jack in the bush · Mona Island thoroughwort
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chromolaena ivifolia 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.
