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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Bahia |
Species: | B. bigelovii
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Binomial name | |
Bahia bigelovii | |
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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
edit- ^ The Plant List Bahia ambrosioides Lag.
- ^ NRCS. "Bahia bigelovii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Bahia bigelovii A. Gray
- ^ Gray, Asa. 1859. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary, Botany 2(1): 96