Boltonia caroliniana
| Boltonia caroliniana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Boltonia |
| Species: | B. caroliniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Boltonia caroliniana (Walter) Fernald | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Boltonia caroliniana, common name Carolina doll’s-daisy, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is found only in the southeastern United States, primarily in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia with a few isolated populations in western Georgia.[2]
Boltonia caroliniana is a perennial herb up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. It has many daisy-like flower heads with white or lilac ray florets and yellow disc florets.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Boltonia caroliniana (Walter) Fernald
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Carolina doll’s-daisy, Boltonia caroliniana (Walter) Fernald
- ↑ Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1940. Rhodora 42(503): pages 487-488 description + commentary in English
- ↑ Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1940. Rhodora 42(503): plate 642 photos of herbarium specimen
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