Biology:Astranthium ciliatum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Astranthium ciliatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Astranthium |
| Species: | A. ciliatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Astranthium ciliatum (Raf.) G.L.Nesom
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Astranthium ciliatum, the Comanche western-daisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southern part of the Great Plains of the central United States , with the range continuing southward into northeastern Mexico. It is found in the States of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Texas , Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas .[2][3]
Astranthium ciliatum is an annual with a taproot, and usually an unbranched stem up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Flower heads have white or bluish ray florets and yellow disc florets.[4]
References
- ↑ The Plant List Astranthium ciliatum
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Comanche western-daisy, Astranthium ciliatum (Rafinesque) G. L. Nesom, Sida. 21: 2016. 2005.
External links
- Southeastern Flora
- Craig Fraiser photo, Blue /Purple Species, Astranthium integrifolium ssp. ciliatum
Wikidata ☰ Q15594340 entry
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