Pectis glaucescens

Pectis glaucescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Pectis
Species:	P. glaucescens
Binomial name
	Pectis glaucescens; (Cass.) Keil
Synonyms
	Chthonia glaucescens Cass.; Chthonia leptocephala Cass.; Pectis lephocephala (Cass.) Urb.; Pectis lessingiiFernald;

Pectis glaucescens (Sanddune cinchweed) is a summer blooming annual plant of the genus pectis, or cinchweed. it is native to Florida, Hispaniola, Jamaica and the Bahamas.^[2]^[3]

Pectis glaucescens is a freely-branching annual weed with opposing leaves in narrow rows. Leaves contain rows of oil glands on the lower surface. It has long-stalked yellow flowers with two to five small-scale fruits.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ The Plant List
^ Flora of North America v 21 p 225
^ "Sagebud - Sanddune cinchweed". Sagebud.com. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
^ Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
^ "Plant information". backyardgardener.com. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
^ Keil, D. J. 1986. Synopsis of the Florida species of Pectis (Asteraceae). Sida 11(4): 385–395.

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[1] The Plant List

[2] Flora of North America v 21 p 225

[3] "Sagebud - Sanddune cinchweed". Sagebud.com. Retrieved May 7, 2011.

[4] Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.

[5] "Plant information". backyardgardener.com. Retrieved May 7, 2011.

[6] Keil, D. J. 1986. Synopsis of the Florida species of Pectis (Asteraceae). Sida 11(4): 385–395.

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