Amphiachyris dracunculoides
| Broomweed | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Amphiachyris |
| Species: | A. dracunculoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Amphiachyris dracunculoides is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to the United States, primarily the southern Great Plains from Missouri to eastern New Mexico.[2][3]
Amphiachyris dracunculoides is a tall annual herb occasionally reaching as much as 200 cm (7 feet) in height. Flowers are yellow, with both ray florets and disc florets.[4]
References
- ↑ The Plant List Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Lane, M. A. 1979. Taxonomy of the genus Amphiachyris (Asteraceae: Astereae). Systematic Botany 4(2): 178–188.
- ↑ Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 86, 88 Prairie broomweed, Amphiachyris dracunculoides (de Candolle) Nuttall
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