Boltonia apalachicolensis

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1][2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Boltonia
Species:
B. apalachicolensis
Binomial name
Boltonia apalachicolensis
L.C.Anderson

Boltonia apalachicolensis, common name Apalachicola doll's-daisy, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is found in the "panhandle" region of northwestern Florida, and has been found in south Louisiana, and Mississippi in the United States.[3][4]

Boltonia apalachicolensis is a plant up to 180 cm (72 inches) tall. It has many daisy-like flower heads with white or lilac ray florets and yellow disc florets.[5][6]

The counties in Florida that have Boltonia apalachicolensis are Franklin, Gulf, Liberty, and Washington.[7]

The plant is imperiled in Florida, and critically imperiled in Mississippi and Louisiana.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer Boltonia apalachicolensis". NatureServe Explorer Boltonia apalachicolensis. Arlington Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe. 2022-06-03. NatureServe Element Code:PDAST1E050. Retrieved 23 Jun 2022.
  2. ↑ Faber-Langendoen, D; Nichols, J; Master, L; Snow, K; Tomaino, A; Bittman, R; Hammerson, G; Heidel, B; Ramsay, L; Teucher, A; Young, B (2012). NatureServe Conservation Status Assessments: Methodology for Assigning Ranks (PDF) (Report). Arlington, Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ↑ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
  5. ↑ Flora of North America, Apalachicola doll's-daisy, Boltonia apalachicolensis L.C.Anderson
  6. ↑ Anderson, Loran Crittendon 1987. Systematic Botany 12(1): 133–138
  7. ↑ "Boltonia apalachicolensis - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  8. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-06-21.


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