Tetraneuris turneri

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

Tetraneuris turneri is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family, known by the common name Turner's four-nerve daisy.[2] It has been found in the US state of Texas and in the nearby Mexican state of Coahuila.[3][4]

Tetraneuris turneri is a perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. It forms a branching underground caudex sometimes producing as many as 20 unbranched, above-ground stems, sometimes some of them leaning against other vegetation. The plant generally produces one flower head per stem. Each head has 12โ€“24 yellow ray flowers surrounding 100โ€“250 yellow disc flowers[5][6]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Tetraneuris turneri (K.F.Parker) K.F.Parker
  2. ^ NRCS. "Tetraneuris turneri". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Turner, B. L. 2013. The comps of Mexico. A systematic account of the family Asteraceae (chapter 11: tribe Helenieae). Phytologia Memoirs 16: 1โ€“100
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Tetraneuris turneri (K. F. Parker) K. F. Parker, 1980.
  6. ^ Kittie Lucille Fenley Parker. 1970. Phytologia 20(3): 192