Biology:Gamochaeta sphacelata
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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| Species: | G. sphacelata
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| Gamochaeta sphacelata (Kunth) Cabrera 1961
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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
- ↑ Tropicos, Gnaphalium sphacelatum Kunth
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Flora of North America, Gamochaeta sphacelata (Kunth) Cabrera, 1961. Owl’s crown
- ↑ Guy L. Nesom 2004. New distribution records for Gamochaeta (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) in the United States. Sida 21(2): 1175–1185.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
Wikidata ☰ Q15598905 entry
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