Heterosperma pinnatum Cav. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Heterosperma pinnatum Cav.

Heterosperma pinnatum Cav.

Heterosperma pinnatum, or wingpetal, is a New World Asteraceae species with a discontinuous distribution across parts of North and South America.

Family
Genus
Heterosperma
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Heterosperma pinnatum Cav.

Heterosperma pinnatum Cav., commonly called wingpetal, is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family native to the New World. This species has a discontinuous distribution across North and South America. Confirmed locations where it has been found include Bolivia, Venezuela, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and the southwestern United States, specifically Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas, and southern Colorado.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Heterosperma

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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