Biology:Astranthium integrifolium

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Astranthium integrifolium
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Astranthium
Species:
A. integrifolium
Binomial name
Astranthium integrifolium
(Michx.) Nutt.
Synonyms[1]
  • Bellis american] Mirb. ex Steud.
  • Bellis ciliata var. triflora Raf.
  • Bellis integrifolia Michx. 1803 not DC. 1786
  • Eclipta integrifolia (Michx.) Spreng.

Astranthium integrifolium, the entireleaf western daisy[2] or eastern western-daisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. 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.[3][4][5]

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.[6]

Its natural habitat is in limestone glades and barrens, and thin rocky woodlands.[7]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5600653 entry