Asteraceae
Small palafox
Palafoxia callosa
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Palafoxia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Small palafox
Synonyms
- Florestina callosa (Nutt.) DC.
- Othake callosum (Nutt.) Bush
- Palafoxia callosa var. bella Shinners
- Palafoxia callosa var. callosa
- Polypteris callosa (Nutt.) A.Gray
- Stevia callosa Cerv.
- Stevia callosa Nutt.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.