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Palafoxia feayi A.Gray
Feay's Palafox
Florida native
Endemic to Florida
This perennial herb or shrub is found in sandhills, dry pine flatwoods, scrub, sandy thickets and ruderal sites from Marion & Volusia counties south into the keys.
Feay's palafox has ovate to narrowly elliptic evergreen leaves. Lower leaves can be opposite, alternate and reduced above. The inflorescences are few and terminal on long stalks. They lack ray petals and are made up of clusters of from 15 to 30 white to pale purple tubular disk florets with dark anthers.
The genus is named for José de Palafox y Melci, Duke of Saragossa (1776-1847), a Spanish captain-general best known for his actions against Napolean in the Peninsular War. The species name honors William T. Feay, M.D. (1803-1879), a trained physician who became a teacher and cultivated an interest in botany, collecting plants mainly in Georgia and Florida.
Palafoxia feayi is a member of the Asteraceae - Aster family.
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
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USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Jan 08, 2024
