Aphanostephus ramosissimus

Aphanostephus ramosissimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Aphanostephus
Species:	A. ramosissimus
Binomial name
Aphanostephus ramosissimus DC.
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Egletes ramosissima (DC.) A.Gray Aphanostephus arizonicus A.Gray, syn of var. humilis Aphanostephus humilis (Benth.) A.Gray, syn of var. humilis Aphanostephus potosinus Shinners, syn of var. humilis Egletes humilis (Benth.) Torr. & A.Gray, syn of var. humilis Leucopsidium humile Benth., syn of var. humilis Aphanostephus ramosus (DC.) A.Gray, syn of var. ramosus Keerlia ramosa DC., syn of var. ramosus

Aphanostephus ramosissimus is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family, with the common name Plains lazydaisy. It is native to the southwestern and south-central United States, the States of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, as well as to central and northern Mexico as far south as Puebla and Michoacán.^[2][3]

Aphanostephus ramosissimus is an annual herb up to 45 cm (18 inches) tall.^[4][5]

Varieties^[1]

• Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. humilis (Benth.) B.L.Turner & Birdsong
• Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. ramosus (DC.) B.L.Turner & Birdsong
• Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. ramosissimus

References

1. The Plant List Aphanostephus ramosissimus Buckley
2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
3. Tropicos, specimen listing for Aphanostephus ramosissimus DC.
4. Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 353 Plains lazydaisy, Aphanostephus ramosissimus DC.
5. Turner, B. L. 1984. Taxonomy of the genus Aphanostephus (Asteraceae–Astereae). Phytologia 56: 81–101.

External links

• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
• SEInet Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter
• Conabioi ficha informativa, Aphanostephus ramosissimus DC. in Spanish with photos
• Calphotos photos gallery, University of California