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Chaetopappa asteroides

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Name

Identification
Chaetopappa asteroides (Nutt.) DC. [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Chaetopappa asteroides
  • Distasis modesta
  • Chaetanthera asteroides
Common name
  • Tiny lazy daisy, Flora of North America Vol. 20
  • Awnless lazy daisy, Flora of North America Vol. 20

Flora

Entry for Chaetopappa asteroides (Nuttall) de Candolle [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 20,
Names
Chaetopappa asteroides (Nuttall) de Candolle [family COMPOSITAE], in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr., 5: 301. 1836
Chaetanthera asteroides Nuttall [family COMPOSITAE], J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 7: 111. 1834
Treatment Author(s)
Guy L. Nesom
Information
Annuals, 3.5–30 cm; taprooted, eglandular or glandular. Leaves not densely overlapping, proximal to mid cauline blades oblanceolate to linear-oblanceolate, 4–15 × 1–4 mm, herbaceous, not clasping, flat, faces strigose, often orangish gland-dotted. Involucres cylindro-turbinate, 2.5–4 × 2.5–5 mm. Ray florets 5–18; corollas usually white, sometimes lavender-pink to deep lavender-rose. Disc florets 6–25, bisexual or central florets often functionally staminate. Cypselae 5(–6)-nerved, 1.6–2 mm, faces strigose; pappi in 2 series, outer of (4–)5(–6), scarious, irregular scales 0.1–1.4 mm plus inner of (4–)5(–6), tawny, awnlike, thick bristles 1.5–3 mm. 2n = 16.
Distribution
sc United StatesMexico.

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