Astranthium integrifolium | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 | |
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Astranthium integrifolium, the entireleaf western daisy 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.
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.
Its natural habitat is in limestone glades and barrens, and thin rocky woodlands.
References
- The Plant List Astranthium integrifolium (Michx.) Nutt.
- NRCS. "Astranthium integrifolium". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (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.
- Weakley, Alan (2020). "Flora of the Southeastern United States".
External links
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
- Wildflower Lense, Astranthium integrifolium
Taxon identifiers | |
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Astranthium integrifolium |
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Bellis integrifolia |
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