Chrysactinia mexicana

Chrysactinia mexicana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysactinia
Species:
C. mexicana
Binomial name
Chrysactinia mexicana
Synonyms[1]

Pectis taxifolia Greene

Chrysactinia mexicana, common name Damianita daisy,[2] is a species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico and to the southwestern United States. It has been found in Texas, New Mexico, Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, México State, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz.[3][4][5][6][7]

Chrysactinia mexicana is an evergreen subshrub up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall. It is branched, usually with one flower head per branch. Heads have bright yellow ray flowers and yellow or orange disc flowers. Achenes are distributed by the wind, much like those of the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).[8]

The species is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental because of its attractive flower heads and its aromatic properties.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "The Plant List, Chrysactinia mexicana A.Gray".
  2. ^ "Texas Native Plants Database".
  3. ^ Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93.
  4. ^ García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. ^ Strother, J. L. 1977. Taxonomy of Chrysactinia, Harnackia, and Lescaillea (Compositae: Tageteae). Madroño 24: 129–139.
  7. ^ Villaseñor, José Luis; Redonda Martínez, María DEL Rosario (April 2009). "El género Chrysactinia (Asteraceae, tribu Tageteae) en México". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. 80 (1): 29–37. doi:10.22201/ib.20078706e.2009.001.580.
  8. ^ "Chrysactinia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
  9. ^ "Pima County Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona". Archived from the original on 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  10. ^ "PlantFiles: The Largest Plant Identification Reference Guide - Dave's Garden". davesgarden.com.


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