Asteraceae — Daisy Family

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae
Balsamorhiza incana Nutt.

Balsamorhiza incana Nutt.

Balsamorhiza incana Nutt.

Hoary balsamroot (Balsamorhiza incana) is a herbaceous North American plant native to the northwestern US with yellow flower heads.

Balsamorhiza macrophylla Nutt.

Balsamorhiza macrophylla Nutt.

Balsamorhiza macrophylla Nutt.

Cutleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza macrophylla) is a North American yellow-flowered plant native to the northwestern United States.

Aspilia mossambicensis (Oliv.) Wild

Aspilia mossambicensis (Oliv.) Wild

Aspilia mossambicensis (Oliv.) Wild

Aspilia mossambicensis is a medicinally useful African wild sunflower with multiple traditional uses in medicine and aquaculture.

Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida (Kunth) Strother

Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida (Kunth) Strother

Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida (Kunth) Strother

Wedelia acapulcensis, or Acapulco wedelia, is an Asteraceae flowering plant native to Texas, Mexico, and Central America.

Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother

Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother

Jefea brevifolia (A.Gray) Strother

Jefea brevifolia, shortleaf jefea, is a small North American branching shrub in the Asteraceae family native to northern Mexico and the south-central/southwestern US.

Sphagneticola calendulacea (L.) Pruski

Sphagneticola calendulacea (L.) Pruski

Sphagneticola calendulacea (L.) Pruski

Sphagneticola calendulacea is a perennial herb with traditional uses and studied anti-cancer properties, native to multiple South, East, and Southeast Asian regions.

Delilia biflora (L.) Kuntze

Delilia biflora (L.) Kuntze

Delilia biflora (L.) Kuntze

Delilia biflora is an annual herb with unique flower structure, native to the Americas and introduced to other regions, growing in varied habitats.

Leptocarpha rivularis DC.

Leptocarpha rivularis DC.

Leptocarpha rivularis DC.

Leptocarpha rivularis DC. is the only species of the endemic-to-central-Chile monotypic flowering plant genus Leptocarpha in Asteraceae.

Apowollastonia spilanthoides (F.Muell.) Orchard

Apowollastonia spilanthoides (F.Muell.) Orchard

Apowollastonia spilanthoides (F.Muell.) Orchard

Apowollastonia spilanthoides is a herbaceous flowering Asteraceae plant found in Australian and New Guinean open woodland, first described in 1865.

Trigonopterum laricifolium (Hook.fil.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.

Trigonopterum laricifolium (Hook.fil.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.

Trigonopterum laricifolium (Hook.fil.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.

Trigonopterum laricifolium, the needle-leafed daisy, is the only species in the Asteraceae genus Trigonopterum, native to Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands.

Ambrosia eriocentra (A.Gray) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia eriocentra (A.Gray) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia eriocentra (A.Gray) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia eriocentra is a shrub native to the Mojave Desert that blooms April to June and produces hairy green burr fruits.

Ambrosia ilicifolia (A.Gray) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia ilicifolia (A.Gray) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia ilicifolia (A.Gray) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia ilicifolia is a small matted shrub with holly-like leaves and spiny burr fruits that grows under 1 metre tall.

Ambrosia pumila (Nutt.) A.Gray

Ambrosia pumila (Nutt.) A.Gray

Ambrosia pumila (Nutt.) A.Gray

Ambrosia pumila is a rare, federally listed endangered perennial herb native to southern California and northern Mexico.

Ambrosia cordifolia (A.Gray) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia cordifolia (A.Gray) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia cordifolia (A.Gray) W.W.Payne

Tucson bur ragweed (Ambrosia cordifolia) is a wind-pollinated North American shrub native to northern Mexico and Arizona.

Ambrosia arborescens Mill.

Ambrosia arborescens Mill.

Ambrosia arborescens Mill.

Ambrosia arborescens is a medicinal Asteraceae plant native to the Andes between Colombia and Bolivia.

Iva asperifolia var. angustifolia (Nutt. ex DC.) B.L.Turner

Iva asperifolia var. angustifolia (Nutt. ex DC.) B.L.Turner

Iva asperifolia var. angustifolia (Nutt. ex DC.) B.L.Turner

Iva asperifolia (Pensacola marsh elder) is a small wind-pollinated herb in the Asteraceae family found in the US and eastern Mexico.

Iva microcephala Nutt.

Iva microcephala Nutt.

Iva microcephala Nutt.

Iva microcephala is a wind-pollinated annual herb in the Asteraceae family native to the southeastern United States.

Parthenium argentatum A.Gray

Parthenium argentatum A.Gray

Parthenium argentatum A.Gray

Parthenium argentatum, commonly called guayule, is a drought-resistant desert shrub native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Parthenice mollis A.Gray

Parthenice mollis A.Gray

Parthenice mollis A.Gray

Parthenice mollis, the only species in the Asteraceae genus Parthenice, is annual monsterwort native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.

Rudbeckia californica A.Gray

Rudbeckia californica A.Gray

Rudbeckia californica A.Gray

Rudbeckia californica, California coneflower, is a moist-habitat Asteraceae species native to California's Sierra Nevada.

Rudbeckia graminifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) C.L.Boynton & Beadle

Rudbeckia graminifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) C.L.Boynton & Beadle

Rudbeckia graminifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) C.L.Boynton & Beadle

Grassleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia graminifolia) is a flowering plant that grows in wet areas of Florida Panhandle.

Rudbeckia grandiflora (Sw.) J.F.Gmel. ex DC.

Rudbeckia grandiflora (Sw.) J.F.Gmel. ex DC.

Rudbeckia grandiflora (Sw.) J.F.Gmel. ex DC.

Rudbeckia grandiflora is a North American native perennial yellow-flowered plant that grows primarily in the south-central U.S.

Rudbeckia grandiflora var. alismifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) Cronquist

Rudbeckia grandiflora var. alismifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) Cronquist

Rudbeckia grandiflora var. alismifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) Cronquist

Rudbeckia grandiflora var. alismifolia is a North American native perennial yellow-flowered plant that grows in prairies and open woodlands.

Agnorhiza reticulata (Greene) W.A.Weber

Agnorhiza reticulata (Greene) W.A.Weber

Agnorhiza reticulata (Greene) W.A.Weber

Agnorhiza reticulata is a perennial herb with yellow sunflower-like flowers pollinated by native bees.

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