Biology:Astranthium ciliatum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Astranthium ciliatum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Astranthium
Species:
A. ciliatum
Binomial name
Astranthium ciliatum
(Raf.) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms[1]
  • Astranthium integrifolium subsp. ciliatum (Raf.) DeJong
  • Astranthium integrifolium var. ciliatum (Raf.) Larsen
  • Astranthium integrifolium var. rosulatum Larsen
  • Astranthium integrifolium var. triflorum (Raf.) Shinners
  • Bellis ciliata Raf.

Astranthium ciliatum, the Comanche western-daisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southern part of the Great Plains of the central United States , with the range continuing southward into northeastern Mexico. It is found in the States of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Texas , Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas .[2][3]

Astranthium ciliatum is an annual with a taproot, and usually an unbranched stem up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Flower heads have white or bluish ray florets and yellow disc florets.[4]

References

  1. The Plant List Astranthium ciliatum
  2. 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.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Comanche western-daisy, Astranthium ciliatum (Rafinesque) G. L. Nesom, Sida. 21: 2016. 2005.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15594340 entry