Astranthium integrifolium
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Astranthium |
| Species: | A. integrifolium
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Astranthium integrifolium, the entireleaf western daisy[2] or eastern western-daisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. 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.[3][4][5]
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.[6]
Its natural habitat is in limestone glades and barrens, and thin rocky woodlands.[7]
References
- ^ The Plant List Astranthium integrifolium (Michx.) Nutt.
- ^ NRCS. "Astranthium integrifolium". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Nesom, G. L. 2005c. Taxonomic review of Astranthium integrifolium (Asteraceae: Astereae). Sida 21: 2015–2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Flora of North America, Eastern western-daisy, Astranthium integrifolium (Michaux) Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 312. 1840.
- ^ Weakley, Alan (2020). "Flora of the Southeastern United States".
External links
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
- Wildflower Lense, Astranthium integrifolium