Astranthium ciliatum explained

Astranthium ciliatum, the Comanche western-daisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southern part of the Great Plains of the central United States, with the range continuing southward into northeastern Mexico. It is found in the States of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas.[1] [2]

Astranthium ciliatum is an annual with a taproot, and usually an unbranched stem up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Flower heads have white or bluish ray florets and yellow disc florets.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Astranthium%20ciliatum.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066173 Flora of North America, Comanche western-daisy, Astranthium ciliatum (Rafinesque) G. L. Nesom, Sida. 21: 2016. 2005.