Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Asteraceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Annual, 3–8 dm, simple below, bushy- branched above; lvs numerous, linear, finely glandular-punctate, to 6 cm × 3 mm; heads numerous, campanulate or hemispheric; invol 3–6 mm; rays 6–10, 3–5 mm; achenes multinerved, villous-puberulent; 2n=8, 10. Dry soil on plains and prairies; Mo. and Kans. to Tex. and N.M.; Tenn.; Ala.; intr. in Ky. July– Oct. (Gutierrezia d.)
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Common Names
broomweed