Engelmannia peristenia
| Engelmannia peristenia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Engelmannia |
| Binomial name | |
| Engelmannia peristenia (Raf.) Goodman & C.A.Lawson 1992 | |
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Engelmannia peristenia, called Engelmann daisy or cutleaf daisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to the south-central United States, primarily from Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and southeastern Colorado, but with more isolated populations in Arizona, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota.[2]
Engelmannia peristenia is a branching perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Leaves at the base can be up to 30 cm (1 foot) long, with the leaves progressively getting smaller higher on the stem. The plant produces many small flower heads, each generally with 8 ray florets and 40-50 disc florets.[3]
References
Media related to Engelmannia peristenia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Engelmannia peristenia at Wikispecies
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1892
- photo by Gerrit Davidse, showing habit of Engelmannia peristenia
- photo by Gerrit Davidse, showing closeup of flower head of Engelmannia peristenia
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