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Berlandiera pumila

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Species of flowering plant

Berlandiera pumila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Berlandiera
Species: B. pumila
Binomial name
Berlandiera pumila
(Michx.) Nutt.
Synonyms
  • Silphium pumilum Michx.
  • Berlandiera dealbata (Torr. & A.Gray) Small
  • Berlandiera tomentosa (Pursh) Nutt.
  • Polymnia caroliniana Poir.
  • Silphium tomentosum herb.banks ex Pursh

Berlandiera pumila, the soft greeneyes, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina).

Berlandiera pumila is a branching herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It has several flower heads with yellow ray florets and maroon disc florets. It grows in open locations such as fields, roadsides, woodlands, etc.

References

  1. The Plant List, Berlandiera pumila (Michx.) Nutt.
  2. NRCS. "Berlandiera pumila". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Berlandiera pumila (Michx.) Nutt.
Taxon identifiers
Berlandiera pumila
Silphium pumilum


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