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Asteraceae

Florida tasselflower

Emilia fosbergii Nicolson

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Emilia

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Florida tasselflower: Emilia fosbergii (habit). Location: Maui, Alau
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
纓絨花, 缨绒花, 缨绒菊
English
Florida tasselflower

Synonyms

  • Emilia sonchifolia var. rosea Bello

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Navassa Island: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.