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Astranthium ciliatum

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Astranthium ciliatum
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A. ciliatum
Binomial name
Astranthium ciliatum
Synonyms[1]
  • Astranthium integrifolium subsp. ciliatum (Raf.) DeJong
  • Astranthium integrifolium var. ciliatum (Raf.) Larsen
  • Astranthium integrifolium var. rosulatum Larsen
  • Astranthium integrifolium var. triflorum (Raf.) Shinners
  • Bellis ciliata Raf.

Astranthium ciliatum, or Comanche western-daisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to the southern part of the Great Plains of the central United States, with the range continuing southward into northeastern Mexico. It is found in the States of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas.[2][3]

Astranthium ciliatum is an annual with a taproot, and usually an unbranched stem up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Flower heads have white or bluish ray florets and yellow disc florets.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List Astranthium ciliatum
  2. ^ De Jong, D. C. D. 1965. A systematic study of the genus Astranthium (Compositae, Astereae). Publications of the Museum of Michigan State University, Biological Series 2: 429–528.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Comanche western-daisy, Astranthium ciliatum (Rafinesque) G. L. Nesom, Sida. 21: 2016. 2005.