Arnoglossum album
Arnoglossum album, the Bay County Indian plantain,[1] is a rare Florida species of plants in the sunflower family, first described to modern science in 1998.[2] It has been found only in Bay and Gulf Counties in the Florida Panhandle.[3][4]
| Arnoglossum album | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Arnoglossum |
| Species: | A. album |
| Binomial name | |
| Arnoglossum album L.C.Anderson | |
Arnoglossum album is a plant growing up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Flower heads are white, occasionally with a pink tinge. The species grows in poorly drained acidic soils.[2][3]
References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Arnoglossum album". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- Anderson, Loran Crittendon 1998. Sida 18(2): 377–384, figures 1, 6–9 on page 379
- Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 623 Arnoglossum album L. C. Anderson, Sida. 18: 378, figs. 1, 6-9. 1998.
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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