flor de tierra

plant
Also known as: Lennoa madreporoides, flower of the earth

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  • In Lennooideae

    Flor de tierra (“flower of the earth”; L. madreporoides) usually grows on roots of the Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). The oval mushroomlike stem is 5–15 cm (2–6 inches) tall and is covered at maturity with small starlike flowers, violet with yellow throats.

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