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Latin name	Verbesina gigantea Jacq.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Ecology
Use	dr
Synonym	Verbesina myriocephala Sch.Bip. ex Klatt
English name	giant crownbeard
French name	verbesina géant
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Latin name	Verbesina guatemalensis B.L.Rob. & Greenm.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Verbesina guatemalensis var. glabrata Standl. & Steyerm. Verbesina medullosa B.L.Rob.
English name	Guatemala crownbeard
French name	verbesina du Guatemala
Spanish name	juronero blanco (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Verbesina hypargyrea B.L.Rob. & Greenm.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	silverybeneath crownbeard
French name	verbesina à face inférieure argentée
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Latin name	Verbesina hypoglauca Sch.Bip. ex Klatt
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	glaucous crownbeard
French name	verbesina glauque
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Latin name	Verbesina oerstediana Benth.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Use	cl (the large inflorescences much used in the Coban area for decorating altars during the Christmas season) pl (ornamental)
Synonym	Verbesina lanata B.L.Rob. & Greenm.
English name	Oersted crownbeard
French name	verbesina d'Oersted
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Other name	hoj, taxánx, xou (quecchí, Guatemala)
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Latin name	Verbesina oligantha B.L.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	fewflower crownbeard
French name	verbesina pauciflore
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Latin name	Verbesina perymenioides Sch.Bip. ex Klatt
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Otopappus perymenioides Klatt Verbesina steyermarkii Standl.
English name	perymeniumlike crownbeard
French name	verbesina faux-perymenium
Spanish name	julgunero, malacate, tatascame (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Verbesina petrobioides S.F.Blake
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Chaenocephalus petrobioides Griseb.
English name	petrobiumlike crownbeard
French name	verbesina faux-petrobium
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Latin name	Verbesina tapantiana Poveda & Hammel
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	CostaRica crownbeard
French name	verbesina du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Verbesina turbacensis Kunth
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Verbesina nicaraguensis Benth. Verbesina sublobata Benth.
English name	Turbaco crownbeard
French name	verbesina de Turbaco
Spanish name	mango, pitanega (Mexico); varilla blanca (Guatemala)
Other name	obes-te (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Vernonanthura H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution
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English name	vernonanthura
French name	vernonanthura
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Latin name	Vernonanthura cordata (Kunth) H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco to Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Vernonia cordata Kunth Vernonia morelana Gleason
English name	cordate vernonanthura
French name	vernonanthura cordé
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Latin name	Vernonanthura cordata var. hooveri (McVaugh) H.Rob.?
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	hyg->mes
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Synonym	Vernonia cordata var. hooveri McVaugh
English name	Hoover cordate vernonanthura
French name	vernonanthura cordé de Hoover
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Latin name	Vernonanthura deppeana (Less.) H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology	hel
Use	dr (to cure stomachache)
Synonym	Vernonia deppeana Less. Vernonia viarum M.E.Jones
English name	Deppe vernonanthura
French name	vernonanthura de Deppe
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Other name	semém, suquinay, suquinay hembra (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Vernonanthura hieracioides (Griseb.) H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Cacalia hieracioides Kuntze Vernonia hieracioides Griseb. Vernonia orientalis Gleason Vernonia orientis Gleason
English name	hawkweedlike vernonanthura
French name	vernonanthura fausse-épervière
Spanish name	muibarbo de la tierra, piñipiñi, raiz de Indio
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Latin name	Vernonanthura patens (Kunth) H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Ecology
Use	dr (leaves used to stop nosebleed)
Synonym	Cacalia aschenborniana (Schauer) Kuntze Cacalia baccharoides (Kunth) Kuntze Cacalia haenkeana (DC.) Kuntze Cacalia lanceolaris (DC.) Kuntze Cacalia patens (Kunth) Kuntze Vernonia aschenborniana Schauer Vernonia baccharoides Kunth Vernonia bangii Rusby Vernonia haenkeana DC. Vernonia lanceolaris A.DC. Vernonia micradenia DC. Vernonia monsonensis Hieron. Vernonia pacchensis Benth. Vernonia pacchensis var. tambillensis Hieron. Vernonia patens Kunth Vernonia salamana Gleason Vernonia stuebelii Hieron. Vernonia suaveolens Kunth Vernonia vargasii Cuatrec. Vernonia weberbaueri Hieron.
English name	patent vernonanthura
French name	vernonanthura patent
Spanish name	boton de pegapega (Panama); chilca, chilica (Bolivia); cucunango (Honduras); inocenta (Belize); lengua de buey, lengua de vaca (Panama); paichané (Bolivia); palo blanco, salvia, sanalego (Panama); suquinay (Guatemala); tuete (Costa Rica, Panama); tuete blanco (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Vernonia Schreb.
Family	Compositae
Distribution
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English name	ironweed
French name	vernonia
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Latin name	Vernonia salvinae Hemsl.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Cacalia salvinae Kuntze Leiboldia salvinae Gleason
English name	Salvin ironweed
French name	vernonia de Salvin
Spanish name	araña (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Viburnum L.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution
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English name	viburnum; arrow-wood (Canada); laurestinus, snowball
French name	viorne
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Other name	Schlinge, Schneeball (german); viburno, viorna (italian)
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Latin name	Viburnum acutifolium Benth.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco to Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	acuteleaf viburnum
French name	viorne à feuilles pointues
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Latin name	Viburnum alpinum Macfad. ex Britton
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hel
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English name	alpine viburnum
French name	viorne alpine
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Latin name	Viburnum arboreum Britton
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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English name	tree viburnum
French name	viorne arborée
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Latin name	Viburnum blandum C.V.Morton
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Ecology	hyg?
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Synonym	Viburnum blandum var. vulcanicum C.V.Morton Viburnum montanum Lundell Viburnum optatum C.V.Morton Viburnum optatum var. vagum C.V.Morton
English name	Chiapas viburnum
French name	viorne du Chiapas
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Latin name	Viburnum conspectum C.V.Morton
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Panama viburnum
French name	viorne du Panama
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Latin name	Viburnum costaricanum (Oerst.) Hemsl.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Oreinotinus costaricanus Oerst.
English name	CostaRica viburnum
French name	viorne du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Viburnum discolor Benth.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	hyg?
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Synonym	Oreinotinus discolor Oerst. Viburnum discolor var. subcordatum C.V.Morton Viburnum discolor f. integrum C.V.Morton
English name	discolor viburnum
French name	viorne discolore
Spanish name	membrillo de montaña (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Viburnum disjunctum C.V.Morton
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	hyg?
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English name	disjunct viburnum
French name	viorne disjointe
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Latin name	Viburnum disjunctum var. mendax (C.V.Morton) D.N.Gibson
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Viburnum mendax C.V.Morton
English name	mendax disjunct viburnum
French name	viorne disjointe mendax
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Latin name	Viburnum elatum Benth.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	tall viburnum
French name	viorne élevée
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Latin name	Viburnum euryphyllum Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Oreinotinus ferrugineus Oerst. Viburnum ferrugineum (Oerst.) Donn.Sm.
English name	Guatemala viburnum
French name	viorne du Guatemala
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