Botany

Daisy family plant

Baccharis rufescens Spreng.

This plant specimen, pressed and dried on a herbarium sheet, was collected in Minas Gerais, Brazil in 1936 by Mello Barreto. It belongs to the Asteraceae family (daisy family plant) and is preserved so scientists can study it for generations.

Minas Gerais, Brazil

Did you know?

What looks like a single daisy flower is usually a head made up of many tiny flowers.
Source: Wikipedia — Asteraceae

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