Astranthium robustum

Astranthium robustum, or Texas western-daisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is found only in the western (trans-Pecos) part of the US State of Texas.[2][3][4]

Astranthium robustum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Astranthium
Species:
A. robustum
Binomial name
Astranthium robustum
(Shinners) DeJong
Synonyms[1]
  • Astranthium integrifolium var. robustum Shinners

Astranthium robustum is an annual with a taproot, and usually with several stems up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Flower heads have white or bluish ray florets and yellow disc florets.[5]

References
  1. The Plant List Astranthium robustum
  2. De Jong, D. C. D. 1965. A systematic study of the genus Astranthium (Compositae, Astereae). Publications of the Museum of Michigan State University, Biological Series 2: 429–528.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. William R. Carr, The Nature Conservancy of Texas. 2009. No Place but Texas: An Annotated List of Plant Taxa Endemic to the Lone Star State
  5. Flora of North America, Texas western-daisy, Astranthium robustum (Shinners) De Jong, Publ. Mus. Michigan State Univ., Biol. Ser. 2: 521. 1965


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