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Texas chrysopsis
Scientific Name: Chrysopsis texana
Family: Asteraceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Chrysopsis texana (Texas Chrysopsis)
Chrysopsis texana, commonly known as Texas Chrysopsis, is a forb/herb belonging to the genus Chrysopsis.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature:
- Scientific Name: Chrysopsis texana G.L. Nesom
- Common Name: Texas Chrysopsis
- Family: Asteraceae (Aster family)
- Synonym: Bradburia hirtella Torr. & A. Gray (not accepted)
Distribution and Habitat:
- Primarily found in the southeastern Great Plains and lower Mississippi Valley.
- States include: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee.
- Also found from Ohio, south to Florida and Texas.
- Occurs naturally in dry rocky prairies, sandy idle fields, and roadsides.
Morphological Characteristics:
- Growth Habit: Forb/herb (a non-woody plant that is not a grass)
- Duration: Annual
- The pappus in all Chrysopsis is in two rings the outer bristles scale like and the .