Berlandiera monocephala
Berlandiera monocephala is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, and Sonora. Most of the Mexican populations are found in the Sierra Madre Occidental along the Chihuahua/Sonora line.[2][3]
| Berlandiera monocephala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Berlandiera |
| Species: | B. monocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Berlandiera monocephala (B.L.Turner) Pinkava | |
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Berlandiera monocephala is an herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It has flower heads borne one at a time, each with yellow ray florets and yellow disc florets. The species is found in pine-oak forests in the mountains.[4]
References
- Tropicos, Berlandiera monocephala (B.L.Turner) Pinkava
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Turner, Billie Lee 1988. Phytologia 64(3): 205–208 Berlandiera lyrata var. monocephala, with distribution map on page 208
- Flora of North America, Berlandiera monocephala (B.L.Turner) Pinkava
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