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Cobflowers
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Cobflowers

Catoferia

Catoferia is a small genus of plants in the Lamiaceae family composed of only four different species. First described in full by George Bentham in 1876, said species are native to southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Peru. Amongst all four species, only the Catoferia Chiapensis variety or 'Chiapas' are known grow across a wide area, their growth recorded in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Peru and Belize. Growth of the other three variants is believed to be...

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Chiapan Cobflower

speciesCatoferia chiapensis

Pink Cobflower

speciesCatoferia capitata

Guerreran Cobflower

speciesCatoferia martinezii

Colombian Cobflower

speciesCatoferia spicata

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 273225.