Chrysopsis linearifolia

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Chrysopsis linearifolia

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysopsis
Species:
C. linearifolia
Binomial name
Chrysopsis linearifolia

Chrysopsis linearifolia, the narrowleaf goldenaster,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Florida.[2]

Chrysopsis linearifolia is a biennial herb up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. Stems are generally unbranched and hairless. Each plant can produce as many as 100 yellow flower heads, each head with both ray florets and disc florets. The species grows in sandy and grassy locations.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Chrysopsis linearifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Flora of North America, Lynn Haven goldenaster, Chrysopsis linearifolia Semple
  4. ^ Semple, John Cameron 1978. Brittonia 30(4): 493–495