Tetragonotheca texana A.Gray & Engelm.

Squarebud daisy (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Tetragonotheca

Characteristics

Stems sparsely tomentulose or glabrous (nodes usually auriculate-appendaged). Leaves mostly cauline; blades ovate to lanceolate in outline, 3–7 × 1–3 cm, subentire to incised or irregularly pinnatifid. Ray florets 8–13; laminae 10–18 mm. Cypselae ± quadrate, 2.5–4 mm; pappi 0, or (often fragile) of 1–10+ subulate or acerose scales to 0.5(–1.5) mm. 2n = 34.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

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Distribution

Tetragonotheca texana world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:255361-1
WFO ID wfo-0000117110
COL ID 55NBT
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Synonyms

Halea texana Tetragonotheca texana Tetragonosperma lyratifolium