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  7. Bahieae
  8. Palafox

genus

Palafox

Palafoxia

Traits
Includes
6 native 3 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Palafoxia, or palafox, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the Bahia tribe within the Asteraceae (sunflower family).

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Children

  • Spanish Needle native
  • Small Palafox native
  • Feay's Palafox native
  • Texas Palafox present
  • Coastalplain Palafox native
  • Rosy Palafox present
  • Sand Palafox native
  • Othake present
  • Spanish Needles
  • Reverchon's Palafox native
  • Rio Grande Palafox

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 Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native palafox All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Spanish Needle Palafoxia arida caterpillars 5 bees 2 food 2 flowers 35
  • Small Palafox Palafoxia callosa caterpillars 3 bees 1 flowers 4
  • Sand Palafox Palafoxia hookeriana caterpillars 3 bees 1 flowers 2
  • Reverchon's Palafox Palafoxia reverchonii caterpillars 3 bees 1 flowers 1
  • Feay's Palafox Palafoxia feayi caterpillars 1 bees 1 flowers 25
  • Coastalplain Palafox Palafoxia integrifolia caterpillars 1 bees 1 flowers 7

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