Bahia bigelovii, or Bigelow's bahia,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the State of Coahuila in Mexico and to the western (trans-Pecos) part of the US state of Texas.[3]

Bahia bigelovii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bahia
Species:
B. bigelovii
Binomial name
Bahia bigelovii
Synonyms[1]
  • Eriophyllum bigelovii (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Eriophyllum bigelowii (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Bahia bigelowii A.Gray

Bahia bigelovii is an annual reaching a height of 30 cm (12 inches). It has yellow flower heads with both ray florets and disc florets. The species grows on sandy soils.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List Bahia ambrosioides Lag.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Bahia bigelovii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Bahia bigelovii A. Gray
  5. ^ Gray, Asa. 1859. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary, Botany 2(1): 96