Biology:Boltonia asteroides
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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: | Boltonia |
| Species: | B. asteroides
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| Boltonia asteroides (L.) L'Hér. 1789 not Michx. 1803 nor Sims 1825
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Boltonia asteroides, the white doll's daisy,[2] false chamomile,[3] or false aster, is a species of plant native to the United States and Canada . It is found primarily in the Mississippi Valley and Great Plains from Saskatchewan south to Texas and Florida, with isolated populations in the eastern United States . Reports of the species in New England, New York, and the Pacific Northwest appear to be introductions.[4]
Boltonia asteroides is a robust, 16″ to 78″ tall (40.6cm to 198.1cm), perennial. It spreads by stolons (horizontal stems running along the surface of the ground). It has many daisy-like flower heads with white or lavender ray florets and yellow disc florets.[5]
The species is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant because of its attractive flowers.[6][7]
- Boltonia asteroides var. asteroides - coastal regions
- Boltonia asteroides var. latisquama (A.Gray) Cronquist - Great Plains, Mississippi Valley
- Boltonia asteroides var. recognita (Fernald & Griscom) Cronquist - Great Plains, Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, Canadian Prairie Provinces; introduced in New England + Pacific Northwest
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Plant List, Boltonia asteroides (L.) L'Hér.
- ↑ "Boltonia asteroides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BOAS. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Boltonia asteroides in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242416182.
- ↑ Gardening with Native Wild Flowers. Timber Press. 1997. ISBN 0-88192-381-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=tHC8FFR_LsQC&q=%22Boltonia+asteroides%22&pg=RA149-PA81.
- ↑ Alfred Pink Gardening for the Million.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4351863 entry
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