Astranthium integrifolium
| Western-daisy[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Astranthium |
| Binomial name | |
| Astranthium integrifolium (Michx.) Nutt. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Astranthium integrifolium, entireleaf western daisy[3] or Eastern Western-daisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to the east-central part of the United States primarily the Cumberland Plateau and Ohio/Tennessee Valley. It is found in the States of Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, and Georgia, with isolated populations in Mississippi and West Virginia.[4][5][6]
Astranthium integrifolium is an annual, usually with an unbranched stem up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Flower heads are usually borne one at a time, with white or bluish ray florets and yellow disc florets.[7]
References
- ↑ Flora of North America, Astranthium Nuttall
- ↑ The Plant List Astranthium integrifolium (Michx.) Nutt.
- ↑ "Astranthium integrifolium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Nesom, G. L. 2005c. Taxonomic review of Astranthium integrifolium (Asteraceae: Astereae). Sida 21: 2015–2021.
- ↑ De Jong, D. C. D. 1965. A systematic study of the genus Astranthium (Compositae, Astereae). Publications of the Museum of Michigan State University, Biological Series 2: 429–528.
- ↑ Flora of North America, Eastern western-daisy, Astranthium integrifolium (Michaux) Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 312. 1840.
External links
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
- Wildflower Lense, Astranthium integrifolium
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