Aphanostephus ramosissimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aphanostephus
Species:
A. ramosissimus
Binomial name
Aphanostephus ramosissimus
DC.
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Egletes ramosissima (DC.) A.Gray
  • Aphanostephus arizonicus A.Gray, syn of var. humilis
  • Aphanostephus humilis (Benth.) A.Gray, syn of var. humilis
  • Aphanostephus potosinus Shinners, syn of var. humilis
  • Egletes humilis (Benth.) Torr. & A.Gray, syn of var. humilis
  • Leucopsidium humile Benth., syn of var. humilis
  • Aphanostephus ramosus (DC.) A.Gray, syn of var. ramosus
  • Keerlia ramosa DC., syn of var. ramosus

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

Description

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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