Biology:Boltonia diffusa

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Boltonia diffusa
Doll's Daisy (Boltonia diffusa) (24163925367).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Boltonia
Species:
B. diffusa
Binomial name
Boltonia diffusa
Elliott
Synonyms[1]
  • Cacotanis ciliata Raf.
  • Boltonia interior (Fernald & Griscom) G.N.Jones, syn of var. interior

Boltonia diffusa, the smallhead doll's daisy,[2] is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It native to the United States, primarily the states along the Gulf of Mexico from Texas to Florida plus the lower Mississippi Valley from Louisiana to Illinois. There additional populations in the eastern United States as far north as Virginia.[3]

Boltonia diffusa is a small perennial rarely more than 20 cm (8 inches) high. 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.[4]

Varieties[1]
  • Boltonia diffusa var. diffusa - coastal regions and Mississippi Valley
  • Boltonia diffusa var. interior Fernald & Griscom - Mississippi Valley

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15627861 entry