Astranthium integrifolium

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]

Western-daisy[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Astranthium
Species:
A. integrifolium
Binomial name
Astranthium integrifolium
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 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]

Its natural habitat is in limestone glades and barrens, and thin rocky woodlands.[8]

References
  1. Flora of North America, Astranthium Nuttall
  2. The Plant List Astranthium integrifolium (Michx.) Nutt.
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Astranthium integrifolium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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.
  8. Weakley, Alan (2020). "Flora of the Southeastern United States".


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