Biology:Tetraneuris torreyana
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| Tetraneuris torreyana (Nutt.) Greene 1898
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Tetraneuris torreyana is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family, known by the common name Torrey's four-nerve daisy.[2] It grows in the western United States, in extreme southern Montana, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming.[3]
Tetraneuris torreyana is a perennial herb up to 15 cm (5.9 in) tall. It forms a branching underground caudex sometimes producing as many as 40 unbranched, above-ground stems. One plant can produce as many as 40 flower heads. Each head has 7–14 yellow ray flowers surrounding 25-150 yellow disc flowers.[4]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Tetraneuris torreyana (Nutt.) Greene
- ↑ "Tetraneuris torreyana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TETO. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Tetraneuris torreyana (Nuttall) Greene, 1898.
Wikidata ☰ Q15558281 entry
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