Amphiachyris dracunculoides

Amphiachyris dracunculoides, commonly called broomweed, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the United States, primarily the southern Great Plains from Missouri to eastern New Mexico.[2][3]

Amphiachyris dracunculoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Amphiachyris
Species:
A. dracunculoides
Binomial name
Amphiachyris dracunculoides
(DC.) Nutt.
Synonyms[1]
  • Brachyris dracunculoides DC.
  • Brachyris ramosissima Hook.
  • Gutierrezia lindheimeriana Scheele
  • Xanthocephalum dracunculoides (DC.) Shinners

Amphiachyris dracunculoides is a tall annual herb occasionally reaching as much as 200 cm (7 feet) in height. Flowers are yellow, with both ray florets and disc florets.[4] It is found in calcareous areas, and is tolerant of disturbed habitats.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Lane, M.A. (1979). "Taxonomy of the genus Amphiachyris (Asteraceae: Astereae)". Systematic Botany. 4 (2): 178–188.
  4. Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 86, 88 Prairie broomweed, Amphiachyris dracunculoides (de Candolle) Nuttall


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