Arnoglossum album, the Bay County Indian plantain,[3] is a rare Florida species of plants in the family Asteraceae, first described to modern science in 1998.[4] It has been found only in Bay and Gulf Counties in the Florida Panhandle.[5][6]
Arnoglossum album | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Arnoglossum |
Species: | A. album
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Binomial name | |
Arnoglossum album |
Arnoglossum album is a plant growing up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Flower heads are white, occasionally with a pink tinge. The species grows in poorly drained acidic soils.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer Arnoglossum album". NatureServe Explorer Arnoglossum album. Arlington Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe. 2022-06-03. NatureServe Element Code:PDASTD7080. Retrieved 23 Jun 2022.
- ^ Faber-Langendoen, D; Nichols, J; Master, L; Snow, K; Tomaino, A; Bittman, R; Hammerson, G; Heidel, B; Ramsay, L; Teucher, A; Young, B (2012). NatureServe Conservation Status Assessments: Methodology for Assigning Ranks (PDF) (Report). Arlington, Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Arnoglossum album". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ a b Anderson, Loran Crittendon 1998. Sida 18(2): 377–384, figures 1, 6–9 on page 379
- ^ a b Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 623 Arnoglossum album L. C. Anderson, Sida. 18: 378, figs. 1, 6-9. 1998.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
External links
editData related to Arnoglossum album at Wikispecies