Biology:Arctanthemum integrifolium
| Arctanthemum integrifolium | |
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| Quttinirpaaq National Park, Nunavut | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Arctanthemum |
| Species: | A. integrifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctanthemum integrifolium (Richardson) Tzvelev 1985
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Arctanthemum integrifolium, the entire-leaved daisy, is a subarctic species of plant in the sunflower family. It grows in Alaska, northern Canada , Peary Land in northern Greenland, and the East Chukotka region of eastern Russia .[2][3][4]
Description
Arctanthemum integrifolium is a perennial herb, rarely more than 12 cm (4.7 in) tall, with a woody underground caudex and a basal rosette of leaves. Each plant usually produces only one flower head, blooming in the summer, containing 11–19 white ray flowers surrounding 60–80 yellow disc flowers.[5]
Distribution and habitat
This plant grows in alpine zones, found most typically on gravelly sites, arctic tundra, and exposed areas with low organic content, such as rock, sand, or gravel.[6] It does not thrive in areas near the sea or where otherwise exposed to salt spray.[6]
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Arctanthemum integrifolium (Richardson) Tzvelev
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map, Hulteniella integrifolia
- ↑ Aiken, S.G., Dallwitz, M.J., Consaul, L.L., McJannet, C.L., Boles, R.L., Argus, G.W., Gillett, J.M., Scott, P.J., Elven, R., LeBlanc, M.C., Gillespie, L.J., Brysting, A.K., Solstad, H., and Harris, J.G. 2007. Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval. NRC Research Press, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa. http://nature.ca/aaflora/data
- ↑ Panarctic Flora, 861901 Hulteniella integrifolia (Richardson) Tzvelev
- ↑ Flora of North America, Hulteniella Tzvelev 1987.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Hulteniella integrifolia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066971.
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