Bigelowia nuttallii

Bigelowia nuttallii
Black Warrior River, Blount County, Alabama
Scientific classification Edit this 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 (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 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

  1. ^ NRCS. "Bigelowia nuttallii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Flora of North America, Nuttall’s rayless-goldenrod, Bigelowia nuttallii L. C. Anderson
  4. ^ Anderson, Loran Crittendon. 1970. Sida 3(7): 451-465


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