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Telanthophora grandifolia
Telanthophora grandifolia, commonly called the giant groundsel, is a species of flowering plant in the tribe Senecioneae of the family Asteraceae. It is a large shrub or small tree native from Mexico through Central America to Panama. The species is notable for its very large leaves, which may be nearly entire or deeply lobed.
Telanthophora grandifolia is native to Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. It occurs at elevations of approximately 500–2,500 m (1,600–8,200 ft). Its habitats include montane forest, pine–oak forest and oak forest, as well as stream banks, volcanic slopes and areas of secondary vegetation.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Telanthophora grandifolia 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.
