Viguiera dentata(Cav.) Spreng.

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WFO wfo-0000012918 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Viguiera dentata, photographed by Reid Hardin
fig. a Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-12-04 / obs. 171392129
Viguiera dentata, photographed by Cliff Tyllick
fig. b Cliff Tyllick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 169625130
Viguiera dentata, photographed by Cliff Tyllick
fig. c Cliff Tyllick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 169624464
Viguiera dentata, photographed by Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）
fig. d Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 168169231
Viguiera dentata, photographed by Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）
fig. e Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 166739795
Viguiera dentata, photographed by Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）
fig. f Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 166740072
Viguiera dentata, photographed by Thomas Koffel
fig. g Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 167177923
Viguiera dentata, photographed by Thomas Koffel
fig. h Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 167177799

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Native range 12 botanical countries

Regions where Viguiera dentata is native: Arizona, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Texas, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras ArizonaMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestNew MexicoTexasBelizeGuatemalaHonduras
Native distribution of Viguiera dentata, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Arizona ARI NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Central MXC
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Northwest MXN
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS
New Mexico NWM
Texas TEX
Belize BLZ SOUTHERN AMERICA
Guatemala GUA
Honduras HON

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 25 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Aspilia laxa (DC.) S.F.Blake
  • Encelia montana Brandegee
  • Helianthella latifolia Scheele
  • Helianthus baillonianus M.Gómez
  • Helianthus dentatus Cav.
  • Helianthus microclinus M.Gómez
  • Helianthus triqueter Ortega
  • Viguiera brevifolia Greenm.
  • Viguiera brevipes DC.
  • Viguiera canescens DC.
  • Viguiera cordata var. canescens (DC.) S.F.Blake
  • Viguiera dentata var. brevipes (DC.) S.F.Blake
  • Viguiera dentata var. canescens S.F.Blake
  • Viguiera dentata var. dentata
  • Viguiera dentata var. helianthoides (Kunth) S.F.Blake
  • Viguiera helianthoides Kunth
  • Viguiera laxa DC.
  • Viguiera laxa var. brevipes (DC.) A.Gray
  • Viguiera laxa var. laxa
  • Viguiera microcline DC.
  • Viguiera nelsonii B.L.Rob. & Greenm.
  • Viguiera oppositipes DC.
  • Viguiera pedunculata Seaton
  • Viguiera texana Torr. & A.Gray

and 1 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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