Simsia lagasceiformis DC. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Simsia lagasceiformis DC. (Simsia lagasceiformis DC.)
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Simsia lagasceiformis DC.

Simsia lagasceiformis DC.

Simsia lagasceiformis, the annual bush sunflower, is an annual Asteraceae flowering plant native to southwestern North America and introduced to Maryland.

Family
Genus
Simsia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Simsia lagasceiformis DC.

Scientific name: Simsia lagasceiformis DC.

Commonly known as the annual bush sunflower, Simsia lagasceiformis is a flowering plant species that belongs to the family Asteraceae. It is native to seasonally dry tropical regions of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, and Guatemala, and has been introduced to the state of Maryland. It is typically an annual plant, and can reach a height of 13 feet (4 meters).

Photo: (c) Eugenio Padilla, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Eugenio Padilla · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Simsia

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

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