Jefea brevifolia, the shortleaf jefea, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico, and the southwestern and south-central United States, in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Texas, and New MexicoBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution mapSEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter includes photos, description, distribution map
Jefea brevifolia is a small branching shrub, woody at the base but producing long flower stalks. Each stalk has one flower head at the top, each head containing 3-20 ray flowers and 30-100 disc flowers.Flora of North America, Jefea Strother 1991
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