Biology:Gamochaeta sphacelata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Gamochaeta sphacelata
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G. sphacelata
Binomial name
Gamochaeta sphacelata
(Kunth) Cabrera 1961
Synonyms[1]
  • Gnaphalium sphacelatum Kunth
  • Gnaphalium sphacilatum Kunth
  • Gnaphalium purpureum var. sphacelatum (Kunth) Speg.

Gamochaeta sphacelata, called Owl's crown,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is widespread across South America, Central America, and Mexico with the distribution just barely crossing the Río Grande into western Texas .[3][4]

Gamochaeta sphacelata is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long. The plant forms many small flower heads in elongated arrays. Each head contains 3–5 purple disc flowers but no ray flowers.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15598905 entry