Aphanostephus ramosissimus
In Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Aphanostephus
Species:	A. ramosissimus
Binomial name
Aphanostephus ramosissimus DC.
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Egletes ramosissima (DC.) A.Gray Aphanostephus arizonicus A.Gray, syn of var. humilis Aphanostephus humilis (Benth.) A.Gray, syn of var. humilis Aphanostephus potosinus Shinners, syn of var. humilis Egletes humilis (Benth.) Torr. & A.Gray, syn of var. humilis Leucopsidium humile Benth., syn of var. humilis Aphanostephus ramosus (DC.) A.Gray, syn of var. ramosus Keerlia ramosa DC., syn of var. ramosus

Aphanostephus ramosissimus is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, with the common name plains lazydaisy. It is native to the southwestern and south-central United States, the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, as well as to central and northern Mexico as far south as Puebla and Michoacán.^[2][3]

Aphanostephus ramosissimus is an annual herb up to 45 cm (18 inches) tall.^[4][5] It produces multiple flowers, each containing a few dozen long, thin, white petals that radiate from a yellow central disc. ^{[citation needed]}

Varieties^[1]

• Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. humilis (Benth.) B.L.Turner & Birdsong
• Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. ramosus (DC.) B.L.Turner & Birdsong
• Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. ramosissimus

• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
• SEInet Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter
• Conabioi ficha informativa, Aphanostephus ramosissimus DC. in Spanish with photos
• Calphotos photos gallery, University of California

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