Melampodium leucanthum

Melampodium leucanthum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Melampodium
Species:	M. leucanthum
Binomial name
	Melampodium leucanthum; Torr. & A.Gray

Melampodium leucanthum (plains blackfoot, blackfoot daisy) is an herbaceous perennial plant in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) found on limestone-containing rocky slopes in the Sonoran Desert.^[1]^: 41 It is an attractive ornamental with showy flowers and long bloom period, from March to November.^[1]^: 41

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688

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[SDF-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688

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