Big Headed Mexican Sunflower

Tithonia tubaeformis (Jacq.) Cass.

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Tithonia tubaeformis is a species of herb in the family Asteraceae. They are native to South America. Flowers are visited by Vanessa annabella, Bombus ephippiatus, Honey bee, and Archonias nimbice nimbice.

EOL has data for 8 attributes, including:

is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Calligrapha signatipennis
host of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002453
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Puccinia tithoniae Dietel & Holw. 1897
cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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flowers visited by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002623
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Archonias nimbice nimbice
leaf arrangement
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0006014
- Definition: phyllotaxy. A leaf morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is the arrangement of the leaves on the shoot of a plant.
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alternate
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001932
- Definition: placed alternately one above the other.
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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South America
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255150
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Tithonia tubaeformis (Jacq.) Cass.. View this species on GBIF

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