Rayjacksonia aurea (A.Gray) R.L.Hartm. & M.A.Lane

Houston tansyaster (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Rayjacksonia

Characteristics

Annuals, 20–100 cm, herbaceous. Leaf blades linear to linear-oblanceolate, mid-cauline 1–3(–4) mm wide. Heads on short, sometimes bracteate peduncles, not surpassed by distal leaves. Involucres 4–7 × 10–15 mm. Phyllaries in 4–5 series, tightly appressed, strongly unequal, apices erect to slightly spreading, ca. 1 mm wide, herbaceous. Ray florets 14–19; corollas 6.5–9.5 mm. Disc florets: corolla tubes ± equaling limbs. 2n = 12.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:988871-1
WFO ID wfo-0000059425
COL ID 6X4XC
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Synonyms

Rayjacksonia aurea Machaeranthera aurea Haplopappus aureus Aster aureus Sideranthus aureus