Asteraceae — Daisy Family

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae
Hymenoxys cooperi (A.Gray) Cockerell

Hymenoxys cooperi (A.Gray) Cockerell

Hymenoxys cooperi (A.Gray) Cockerell

Hymenoxys cooperi, or Cooper's rubberweed, is a daisy-family flowering plant native to arid regions of the western United States.

Hymenoxys odorata DC.

Hymenoxys odorata DC.

Hymenoxys odorata DC.

Hymenoxys odorata DC. is a daisy-family poisonous annual herb native to the south-central/southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Tetraneuris argentea (A.Gray) Greene

Tetraneuris argentea (A.Gray) Greene

Tetraneuris argentea (A.Gray) Greene

Tetraneuris argentea, the perkysue, is a perennial North American sunflower-family plant native to the southwestern United States.

Tetraneuris ivesiana Greene

Tetraneuris ivesiana Greene

Tetraneuris ivesiana Greene

Ives' fournerved daisy (Tetraneuris ivesiana) is a North American perennial sunflower-family plant native to the southwestern US.

Neurolaena lobata (L.) R.Br.

Neurolaena lobata (L.) R.Br.

Neurolaena lobata (L.) R.Br.

Neurolaena lobata is a 1–4 m tall herb native to the Americas, widely used in traditional folk and Maya medicine.

Calea ternifolia Kunth

Calea ternifolia Kunth

Calea ternifolia Kunth

Calea ternifolia is a bitter dream-inducing aster native to Mexico and Central America used in traditional medicine and ritual.

Greenmaniella resinosa (S.Watson) Sharp

Greenmaniella resinosa (S.Watson) Sharp

Greenmaniella resinosa (S.Watson) Sharp

Greenmaniella is a monotypic daisy genus named for a US botanist, with its only species native to northeastern Mexico.

Chaenactis nevadensis (Kellogg) A.Gray

Chaenactis nevadensis (Kellogg) A.Gray

Chaenactis nevadensis (Kellogg) A.Gray

Chaenactis nevadensis is a perennial herb native to mountain habitats of California and Nevada.

Chaenactis alpigena Sharsm.

Chaenactis alpigena Sharsm.

Chaenactis alpigena Sharsm.

Chaenactis alpigena, the southern Sierra pincushion, is a small alpine daisy native to California and Nevada.

Chaenactis parishii A.Gray

Chaenactis parishii A.Gray

Chaenactis parishii A.Gray

Chaenactis parishii is a woolly subshrub native to chaparral in the Peninsular Ranges of southern California and northern Baja California.

Chaenactis thompsonii Cronquist

Chaenactis thompsonii Cronquist

Chaenactis thompsonii Cronquist

Chaenactis thompsonii is a Washington-endemic perennial indicator of serpentine soils in the Wenatchee Mountains.

Chaenactis macrantha D.C.Eaton

Chaenactis macrantha D.C.Eaton

Chaenactis macrantha D.C.Eaton

Chaenactis macrantha, or bighead dustymaiden/Mojave pincushion, is an annual daisy native to dry open habitats of the western United States.

Orochaenactis thysanocarpha (A.Gray) Coville

Orochaenactis thysanocarpha (A.Gray) Coville

Orochaenactis thysanocarpha (A.Gray) Coville

Orochaenactis thysanocarpha is an annual herb with yellow disc florets, growing up to 25 cm tall.

Palafoxia linearis (Cav.) Lag.

Palafoxia linearis (Cav.) Lag.

Palafoxia linearis (Cav.) Lag.

Palafoxia linearis (Cav.) Lag. here described as Palafoxia arida, an annual herb native to southwestern North American deserts.

Palafoxia rosea (Bush) Cory

Palafoxia rosea (Bush) Cory

Palafoxia rosea (Bush) Cory

Palafoxia rosea is an annual flowering herb native to the US and Mexico, used in folk medicine for fever, nausea, and chills.

Bahia ambrosioides Lag.

Bahia ambrosioides Lag.

Bahia ambrosioides Lag.

Bahia ambrosioides Lag. (Eriophyllum ambrosiodes) is an Asteraceae flowering plant native to parts of Chile.

Hymenopappus tenuifolius Pursh

Hymenopappus tenuifolius Pursh

Hymenopappus tenuifolius Pursh

Chalk Hill hymenopappus (Hymenopappus tenuifolius) is a North American biennial daisy-family plant growing in central and southeast US.

Hymenopappus flavescens A.Gray

Hymenopappus flavescens A.Gray

Hymenopappus flavescens A.Gray

Hymenopappus flavescens is a yellow-flowered biennial herb native to sandy soils of the south-central US, southwestern US, and northern Mexico.

Hymenopappus newberryi (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst.

Hymenopappus newberryi (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst.

Hymenopappus newberryi (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst.

Newberry's hymenopappus is a perennial daisy-family flowering plant native to Colorado and New Mexico, U.S.A.

Chamaechaenactis scaposa (Eastw.) Rydb.

Chamaechaenactis scaposa (Eastw.) Rydb.

Chamaechaenactis scaposa (Eastw.) Rydb.

Chamaechaenactis is a monotypic daisy genus of western US native perennial flowering plants, holding just Chamaechaenactis scaposa.

Chaetymenia peduncularis Hook. & Arn.

Chaetymenia peduncularis Hook. & Arn.

Chaetymenia peduncularis Hook. & Arn.

Chaetymenia is a monotypic daisy plant genus endemic to Mexico, with only one known species: Chaetymenia peduncularis.

Laphamia lindheimeri A.Gray

Laphamia lindheimeri A.Gray

Laphamia lindheimeri A.Gray

Laphamia lindheimeri (Lindheimer's rock daisy) is a perennial subshrub in the aster family, endemic to Texas' Edwards Plateau.

Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata

Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata

Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata

Vernonia colorata, commonly known as bitterleaf, is an African Asteraceae species used in regional cuisine.

Gymnanthemum capense (A.Spreng.) J.C.Manning & Swelank.

Gymnanthemum capense (A.Spreng.) J.C.Manning & Swelank.

Gymnanthemum capense (A.Spreng.) J.C.Manning & Swelank.

Gymnanthemum capense is a sprawling woody liane native to Southern Africa, formed by reclassifying the former Gymnanthemum mespilifolium.

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