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Asteraceae

Chresta sphaerocephala DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Chresta

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Chresta sphaerocephala (Chresta sphaerocephala)
FlowerPhoto: Rafael Silva, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

  • Chresta cordata Vell.
  • Chresta intermedia Gardner
  • Eremanthus sphaerocephalus (DC. ex DC.) Baker
  • Eremanthus sphaerocephalus (DC.) Malme
  • Eremanthus sphaerocephalus var. intermedius (Gardner) Baker
  • Eremanthus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus
  • Vernonia echinops Mart. ex Baker

Flowers

In flower
June to July (from 38 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.