Stevia plummerae, or Plummer's candyleaf, is a plant species known from Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sonora and Durango.Flora of North America 21:485 It is an herb up to 80 cm tall, with white, pink or red flowers. Leaves are opposite in arrangement with coarsely serrated margins. It tends to grow in pine forests at an elevation of .
Synonyms Stevia plummerae A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 204–205. 1882. Stevia madrensis A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 382. 1886.A. Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 21: 382. 1886. Stevia plummerae var. durangensis B.L. Rob, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43(2): 29. 1907.B.L. Robinson, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 43(2): 29. 1907.
Two varieties are recognized in addition to the autonym, var. plummerae:
Stevia plummerae var. alba A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 92. 1884.A. Gray Synoptical Flora of North America 1(2): 92. 1884. Stevia plummerae var. durangensis B.L. Rob., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43(2): 29. 1907
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