Boltonia apalachicolensis

Boltonia apalachicolensis, common name Apalachicola doll's-daisy, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the "panhandle" region of northwestern Florida in the United States.[3][4]

Boltonia apalachicolensis

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1][2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Boltonia
Species:
B. apalachicolensis
Binomial name
Boltonia apalachicolensis
L.C.Anderson

Boltonia apalachicolensis is a plant up to 180 cm (72 inches) tall. It has many daisy-like flower heads with white or lilac ray florets and yellow disc florets.[5][6]

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer Boltonia apalachicolensis". NatureServe Explorer Boltonia apalachicolensis. Arlington Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe. 2022-06-03. NatureServe Element Code:PDAST1E050. Retrieved 23 Jun 2022.
  2. Faber-Langendoen, D; Nichols, J; Master, L; Snow, K; Tomaino, A; Bittman, R; Hammerson, G; Heidel, B; Ramsay, L; Teucher, A; Young, B (2012). NatureServe Conservation Status Assessments: Methodology for Assigning Ranks (PDF) (Report). Arlington, Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
  5. Flora of North America, Apalachicola doll's-daisy, Boltonia apalachicolensis L.C.Anderson
  6. Anderson, Loran Crittendon 1987. Systematic Botany 12(1): 133–138


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