genus

Parthenice

Field notes

Parthenice is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Species

There is only one known species, Parthenice mollis, the annual monsterwort, native to Arizona (Pima, Santa Cruz, + Cochise Counties) and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Baja California Sur).

Varieties

Parthenice mollis var. mollis - Arizona, Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa

Parthenice mollis var. peninsularis Sauck - Baja California Sur

Children

Annual Monsterwort present

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Herbaceous plants
Plant type: Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.