Engelmannia pinnatifida

Engelmannia pinnatifida is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to the southern United States and northern Mexico, the States of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Texas, New Mexico[2]

Engelmannia pinnatifida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Genus:
Engelmannia
Species:
E. pinnatifida
Binomial name
Engelmannia pinnatifida
Synonyms[1]
  • Angelandra pinnatifida (Nutt.) Endl. ex Walp.

Engelmannia pinnatifida is a branching perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Leaves at the base are bipinnatifid, while leaves on the stem are merely pinnatifid. The plant produces many small flower heads, generally with 8 ray florets and 40-50 disc florets.[3]

References
  1. The Plant List, Engelmannia pinnatifida A.Gray ex Nutt.
  2. Tropicos specimen listing for Engelmannia pinnatifida Nutt.
  3. Nuttall, Thomas 1840. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 343–344


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