Astranthium integrifolium

Western-daisy[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Astranthium
Binomial name
Astranthium integrifolium (Michx.) Nutt.
Synonyms[2]
Bellis american] Mirb. ex Steud. Bellis ciliata var. triflora Raf. Bellis integrifolia Michx. 1803 not DC. 1786 Eclipta integrifolia (Michx.) Spreng.

Astranthium integrifolium, entireleaf western daisy^[3] or Eastern Western-daisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to the east-central part of the United States primarily the Cumberland Plateau and Ohio/Tennessee Valley. It is found in the States of Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, and Georgia, with isolated populations in Mississippi and West Virginia.^[4][5][6]

Astranthium integrifolium is an annual, usually with an unbranched stem up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Flower heads are usually borne one at a time, with white or bluish ray florets and yellow disc florets.^[7]

References

1. Flora of North America, Astranthium Nuttall
2. The Plant List Astranthium integrifolium (Michx.) Nutt.
3. "Astranthium integrifolium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
5. Nesom, G. L. 2005c. Taxonomic review of Astranthium integrifolium (Asteraceae: Astereae). Sida 21: 2015–2021.
6. 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.
7. Flora of North America, Eastern western-daisy, Astranthium integrifolium (Michaux) Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 312. 1840.

External links

• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
• Wildflower Lense, Astranthium integrifolium