Palafoxia riograndensis
| Palafoxia riograndensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Genus: | Palafoxia |
| Species: | P. riograndensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Palafoxia riograndensis Cory | |
Palafoxia riograndensis, the Río Grande Palafox or Río Grande Spanish needles, is a plant species native to Texas, Chihuahua and Coahuila. It is named for the Río Grande which separates Texas from Mexico. The plant grows in sandy and silty soils at elevations of 50-200 m (150-700 feet).[1]
Palafoxia riograndensis is an annual herb up to 60 cm (24 inches) tall. Flowering heads have no ray flowers but 8-25 pink, purple or white disc flowers.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Flora of North America v 21 p 390.
- ↑ Turner, B. L. and M. I. Morris. 1976. Systematics of Palafoxia (Asteraceae: Helenieae). Rhodora 78: 567–628.
- ↑ Cory, Victor Louis. 1946. Genus Palafoxia in Texas. Rhodora 48(568): 84–86.
- ↑ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.