Berlandiera texana

Berlandiera texana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Compositae
Genus: Berlandiera
Species: B. texana
Binomial name
Berlandiera texana
DC.
Synonyms[1]

Berlandiera longifolia Nutt.

Berlandiera texana is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to the south-central United States, in the States of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana.[2][3]

Berlandiera texana is an herb up to 120 cm (48 inches or 4 feet) tall. It has several flower heads with yellow ray florets and red disc florets. The species is found in dry locations in open woodlands and thickets.[4]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Berlandiera texana DC.
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ↑ Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains i–vii, 1–1392. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence.
  4. ↑ Flora of North America, Berlandiera texana de Candolle

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