Pentachaeta aurea Nutt.

Golden chaetopappa (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Pentachaeta

Characteristics

Plants 5–36 cm. Stems branched. Leaf blades linear, 10–35(–55) × 1(–3) mm. Involucres turbinate. Phyllaries in 4–5-series, ovate-elliptic to oblong-elliptic, usually glabrous, rarely sparsely short-strigose. Ray florets 14–52; corollas yellow to brownish orange, laminae 3–12 mm. Disc florets 30–90; corollas yellow, narrowly funnelform, not contracted at lobes, lobes 5. P appi of 5(–8) bristles, prominently dilated at bases. 2n = 18.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Images

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236763-1
WFO ID wfo-0000068083
COL ID 76MGD
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Synonyms

Pentachaeta aurea Chaetopappa aurea Pentachaeta paleacea Pentachaeta orcuttii

Lower taxons

Pentachaeta aurea subsp. allenii