Astranthium integrifolium explained

Astranthium integrifolium, the entireleaf western daisy 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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

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.^[4]

Its natural habitat is in limestone glades and barrens, and thin rocky woodlands.^[5]

External links

• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
• Wildflower Lense, Astranthium integrifolium

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Astranthium%20integrifolium.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41968489?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Nesom, G. L. 2005c. Taxonomic review of Astranthium integrifolium (Asteraceae: Astereae). Sida 21: 2015–2021
3. 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.
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220001299 Flora of North America, Eastern western-daisy, Astranthium integrifolium (Michaux) Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 312. 1840.
5. Web site: Flora of the Southeastern United States . Weakley . Alan . 2020.