Aphanostephus ramosissimus

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Aphanostephus ramosissimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Aphanostephus
Species:
A. ramosissimus
Binomial name
Aphanostephus ramosissimus
DC.
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy

Aphanostephus ramosissimus is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family, with the common name plains lazydaisy. It is native to the southwestern and south-central United States, the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, as well as to central and northern Mexico as far south as Puebla and Michoacán.[2][3]

Appearance[]

Aphanostephus ramosissimus is an annual herb up to 45 cm (18 inches) tall.[4][5] It produces multiple flowers, each containing a few dozen long, thin, white petals that radiate from a yellow central disc.[citation needed]

Varieties[1]
  • Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. humilis (Benth.) B.L.Turner & Birdsong
  • Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. ramosus (DC.) B.L.Turner & Birdsong
  • Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. ramosissimus

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b The Plant List Aphanostephus ramosissimus Buckley
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Tropicos, specimen listing for Aphanostephus ramosissimus DC.
  4. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 353 Plains lazydaisy, Aphanostephus ramosissimus DC.
  5. ^ Turner, B. L. 1984. Taxonomy of the genus Aphanostephus (Asteraceae–Astereae). Phytologia 56: 81–101.

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