Chrysopsis highlandsensis

Chrysopsis highlandsensis

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysopsis
Species:
C. highlandsensis
Binomial name
Chrysopsis highlandsensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysopsis floridana var. highlandsensis (DeLaney & Wunderlin) D.B. Ward

Chrysopsis highlandsensis, called the Highlands goldenaster,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the aster family. It has been found only in three counties in central Florida: Highlands, Polk, and Glades.[3]

Chrysopsis highlandsensis is a perennial herb up to 110 cm (44 inches) tall. It very often produces several stems, each bearing many leaves and as many as 50 yellow flower heads. The species grows in sandy pine woods and wooded scrubland.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ Tropicos, Chrysopsis highlandsensis Delaney & Wunderlin
  2. ^ a b Flora of North America, Highlands goldenaster, Chrysopsis highlandsensis DeLaney & Wunderlin
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ DeLaney, Kris R. & Wunderlin, Richard P. 2002. Botanical Explorer 2: 2–19