Adenophyllum cooperi

Adenophyllum cooperi (Cooper's dyssodia, Cooper's glandweed), is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States, in the States of California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.[2][3][4]

Adenophyllum cooperi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Adenophyllum
Species:
A. cooperi
Binomial name
Adenophyllum cooperi
(A.Gray) Strother
Synonyms[1]
  • Clomenocoma cooperi (A.Gray) Rydb.
  • Clomenocoma laciniata Rydb.
  • Dyssodia cooperi A.Gray
  • Lebetina cooperi (A.Gray) A.Nelson
  • Verbesina lavenia L.

Description

Adenophyllum cooperi grows to 35–60 cm tall. The leaves are 6–20 cm long, obovate, with a lobed or coarsely toothed margin. The flowers are yellow to orange-red.[5][6]

References
  1. The Plant List Adenophyllum cooperi (A.Gray) Strother
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Adenophyllum cooperi (A. Gray) Strother Cooper dyssodia, Cooper's dogweed
  4. "Adenophyllum cooperi Calflora".
  5. Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 103
  6. Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 239 Adenophyllum cooperi (A. Gray) Strother, Sida. 11: 376. 1986.

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