Shawia arborescens × S. avicenniifolia

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'Shawia arborescens × S. avicenniifolia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/shawia/shawia-arborescens-x-s-avicenniifolia/). Accessed 2025-07-09.

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Shawia

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Glossary

hybrid: Plant originating from the cross-fertilisation of genetically distinct individuals (e.g. two species or two subspecies).

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'Shawia arborescens × S. avicenniifolia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/shawia/shawia-arborescens-x-s-avicenniifolia/). Accessed 2025-07-09.

Leaves 11⁄2 to 3 in. long, 1⁄2 to 1 in. wide, tapering at both ends, dark green above, dull white tomentose beneath, margin remotely and irregularly toothed; stalk about 1⁄2 in. long. Ray-florets about seven, pure white.

A natural hybrid, also said to have arisen spontaneously in the garden of Sir John Ross at Rostrevor, Co. Down.

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