Balduina atropurpurea

Balduina atropurpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Balduina
Species: B. atropurpurea
Binomial name
Balduina atropurpurea
R.M.Harper
Synonyms[1]
  • Baldwinia atropurpurea R.M. Harper
  • Endorima atropurpurea Small

Balduina atropurpurea (purpledisk honeycombhead)[2] is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia (U.S. state), Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina).[3]

Balduina atropurpurea is a perennial herb with branching stems. Each plant has 1-4 flower heads, each with yellow ray florets and purple disc florets. The species grows in pinelands and savannahs.[4]

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