Boltonia apalachicolensis

Boltonia apalachicolensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Boltonia
Species: B. apalachicolensis
Binomial name
Boltonia apalachicolensis
L.C.Anderson

Boltonia apalachicolensis, common name Apalachicola doll’s-daisy, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is found only in the "panhandle" region of northwestern Florida in the United States.[1][2]

Boltonia apalachicolensis is a plant up to 180 cm (72 inches) tall. It has many daisy-like flower heads with white or lilac ray florets and yellow disc florets.[3][4]


References

  1. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
  3. Flora of North America, Apalachicola doll’s-daisy, Boltonia apalachicolensis L.C.Anderson
  4. Anderson, Loran Crittendon 1987. Systematic Botany 12(1): 133–138


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