Croptilon divaricatum
| Croptilon divaricatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Croptilon |
| Species: | C. divaricatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Croptilon divaricatum | |
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Croptilon divaricatum, called the slender scratchdaisy,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States, in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, and the Carolinas.[3]
Croptilon divaricatum is an annual or perennial herb sometimes reaching a height of 150 cm (5 feet) and forming a large taproot. Each plant produces one or more yellow flower heads, each with up to 30 ray florets and as many as 100 disc florets.[4]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Croptilon divaricatum (Nutt) Raf.
- ^ NRCS. "Croptilon divaricatum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Slender scratchdaisy, Croptilon divaricatum (Nuttall) Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 47. 1837.
