Aphanostephus ramosissimus

Aphanostephus ramosissimus is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family, 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]

Aphanostephus ramosissimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Aphanostephus
Species:
A. ramosissimus
Binomial name
Aphanostephus ramosissimus
DC.
Synonyms[1]

Appearance

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.

Varieties[1]
  • Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. humilis (Benth.) B.L.Turner & Birdsong
  • Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. ramosus (DC.) B.L.Turner & Birdsong
  • Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. ramosissimus
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References
  1. The Plant List Aphanostephus ramosissimus Buckley
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Tropicos, specimen listing for Aphanostephus ramosissimus DC.
  4. Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 353 Plains lazydaisy, Aphanostephus ramosissimus DC.
  5. Turner, B. L. 1984. Taxonomy of the genus Aphanostephus (Asteraceae–Astereae). Phytologia 56: 81–101.


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