Biology:Chrysogonum virginianum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Chrysogonum virginianum
Green and Gold Chrysogonum virginianum Flower 3008.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysogonum
Species:
C. virginianum
Binomial name
Chrysogonum virginianum
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysogonum australe Alexander ex Small, syn of var. australe
  • Diotostephus repens Cass., syn of var. brevistolon

Chrysogonum virginianum, the golden-knee,[2] green and gold,[3] or goldenstar, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States from New York State and Rhode Island south to Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle.[4][5]

The species is sometimes grown as a perennial ornamental because of its showy flowers. It is usually propagated by root cuttings.[6]

Varieties[7]

Formal botanical varieties of wild populations:

  • Chrysogonum virginianum var. australe (Alexander ex Small) H.E.Ahles - Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
  • Chrysogonum virginianum var. brevistolon G.L.Nesom - Georgia, Alabama, Carolinas, Tennessee , Kentucky
  • Chrysogonum virginianum var. virginianum - from New York to South Carolina, west to Kentucky + Ohio

Chrysogonum virginianum is an herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) spreading by means of rhizomes. Flower heads are produced singly or in pairs, yellow, with both ray florets and disc florets.[8]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5114830 entry