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