Jefea is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.Strother, John Lance 1991. Systematic Botany Monographs 33: 22–23Tropicos, Jefea Strother These are shrubs up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall, with yellow or orange flower heads containing both ray and disc flowers.Flora of North America, Jefea Strother 1991
SpeciesThe Plant List search for Jefea Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Texas, New MexicoBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map Jefea gnaphalioides (A.Gray) Strother - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León Jefea lantanifolia (S.Schauer) Strother - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo Jefea pringlei (Greenm.) Strother - Oaxaca, Puebla
formerly included see Zexmenia Jefea phyllocephala (Hemsl.) Strother - Zexmenia phyllocephala (Hemsl.) Standl. & Steyerm. - Guatemala
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