Pentachaeta alsinoides Greene

Tiny pygmydaisy (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Pentachaeta

Characteristics

Plants 3–14 cm. Stems diffusely branched. Leaf blades linear to filiform, 15–35 × 0.5–1 mm. Invo-lucres narrowly obconic. Phyl-laries in 2 series, elliptic, glabrous or sparsely hirsuto-pilose. Ray (or pistillate) florets (4–)5(–6); corollas yellow to red-tipped, laminae 0–1 mm. Disc florets (3–)4(–5); corollas yellow, often reddish-tipped, linear-tubular, not contracted at lobes, lobes 3. Pappi of 3(–4) bristles, weakly dilated at bases. 2n = 18.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Pentachaeta alsinoides world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236760-1
WFO ID wfo-0000079027
COL ID 76MFZ
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Synonyms

Pentachaeta alsinoides Leucelene alsinoides Chaetopappa alsinoides