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Astranthium

Astranthium, or Western-daisy, is a North American genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Astranthium is native to the United States and Mexico.

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Length
335 w
Citations
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Source
Western-daisy1
Astranthium integrifolium in Kentucky
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Astranthiinae
Genus: Astranthium
Nutt.
Type species
Astranthium integrifolium

Astranthium, or Western-daisy, is a North American genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.2345678 Astranthium is native to the United States and Mexico.91011

Species

The genus includes the following species:

References

References

  1. Flora of North America, Astranthium Nuttall
  2. Tropicos, Astranthium Nutt.
  3. Nuttall, Thomas. 1840. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 312 in English
  4. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Astereae". Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  5. UniProt. "Tribe Astereae". Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  6. National Herbarium of New South Wales. "Genus Kippistia". New South Wales FloraOnline. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  7. "Polyarrhena Cass". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  8. De Jong, D. C. D. 1965. A systematic study of the genus Astranthium (Compositae, Astereae). Publications of the Museum of Michigan State University, Biological Series 2: 429–528.
  9. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  10. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  11. Larsen, Esther Louise. 1933. Astranthium and related genera. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 20: 23-44 in English, line drawings and photos of herbarium specimens as illustrations