Bigelowia nuttallii
Bigelowia nuttallii (Nuttall's rayless goldenrod)[1] is a species of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the southern United States (Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida).[2]
| Bigelowia nuttallii | |
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| Black Warrior River, Blount County, Alabama | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Bigelowia |
| Species: | B. nuttallii |
| Binomial name | |
| Bigelowia nuttallii L.C.Anderson | |
Bigelowia nuttallii is a sub-shrub up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall, often forming clumps. Most of the leaves are in a rosette near the ground, with smaller and narrower leaves on the stems. Flower heads are small, yellow, and displayed in flat-topped arrays, each with 2-6 disc florets but no ray florets. The plants generally grow in sandy soil.[3][4]
References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Bigelowia nuttallii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Flora of North America, Nuttall’s rayless-goldenrod, Bigelowia nuttallii L. C. Anderson
- Anderson, Loran Crittendon. 1970. Sida 3(7): 451-465
External links
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
- Discover Life
- Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, Delaware, Bigelowia nuttallii, Nuttall's rayless-goldenrod
- Native Florida Wildflowers
- Alabama Plant Atlas
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