Boltonia diffusa

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Boltonia diffusa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Boltonia
Species:
B. diffusa
Binomial name
Boltonia diffusa
Synonyms [1]
  • Cacotanis ciliataRaf.
  • Boltonia interior(Fernald & Griscom) G.N.Jones, syn of var. interior

Boltonia diffusa, the smallhead doll's daisy, [2] is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It native to the United States, primarily the states along the Gulf of Mexico from Texas to Florida plus the lower Mississippi Valley from Louisiana to Illinois. There additional populations in the eastern United States as far north as Virginia. [3]

Boltonia diffusa is a small perennial rarely more than 20 cm (8 inches) high. It spreads by stolons (horizontal stems running along the surface of the ground). It has many daisy-like flower heads with white or lavender ray florets and yellow disc florets. [4]

Varieties [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 The Plant List, Boltonia diffusa Elliott
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Boltonia diffusa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, White doll’s-daisy, asterlike boltonia, Boltonia asteroides (Linnaeus) L’Héritier