Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom

Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom

Canadanthus modestus is a rhizome-spreading herbaceous perennial that grows in colonies with pink/purple-rayed flower heads.

Family
Genus
Canadanthus
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom

Canadanthus modestus is an herbaceous perennial plant that spreads via underground rhizomes, growing into large colonies. It produces multiple flower heads; each flower head has pink or purple ray florets, plus white or yellow disc florets.

Photo: (c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John D Reynolds · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Canadanthus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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