Aphanostephus ramosissimus

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Aphanostephus ramosissimus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aphanostephus
Species:
A. ramosissimus
Binomial name
Aphanostephus ramosissimus
DC.
Synonyms [1]
Synonymy
  • Egletes ramosissima(DC.) A.Gray
  • Aphanostephus arizonicusA.Gray, syn of var. humilis
  • Aphanostephus humilis(Benth.) A.Gray, syn of var. humilis
  • Aphanostephus potosinusShinners, syn of var. humilis
  • Egletes humilis(Benth.) Torr. & A.Gray, syn of var. humilis
  • Leucopsidium humileBenth., syn of var. humilis
  • Aphanostephus ramosus(DC.) A.Gray, syn of var. ramosus
  • Keerlia ramosaDC., syn of var. ramosus

Aphanostephus ramosissimus is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, with the common name plains lazydaisy. It is native to the southwestern and south-central United States, the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, as well as to central and northern Mexico as far south as Puebla and Michoacán. [2] [3]

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Description

Aphanostephus ramosissimus is an annual herb up to 45 cm (18 inches) tall. [4] [5] It produces multiple flowers, each containing a few dozen long, thin, white petals that radiate from a yellow central disc. [ citation needed ]

Varieties [1]

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