Stevia plummerae

Stevia plummerae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Stevia
Species:
S. plummerae
Binomial name
Stevia plummerae
A. Gray[1]

Stevia plummerae, or Plummer's candyleaf,[2] is a plant species known from Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sonora and Durango.[3] It is an herb up to 80 cm tall, with white, pink or red flowers. Leaves are opposite in arrangement with coarsely serrated margins.[4] It tends to grow in pine forests at an elevation of 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft).[4]

  1. ^ A. Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 204–205. 1882.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Stevia plummerae​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ^ Flora of North America 21:485
  4. ^ a b "Stevia plummerae var. plummerae in Flora of North America @". Efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-05-01.