Bradburia hirtella is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Texas and Louisiana in the south-central United States.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Bradburia |
Species: | B. hirtella
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Binomial name | |
Bradburia hirtella | |
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Bradburia hirtella is usually annual, with some populations perennial. It is an herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall with yellow flower heads. Disc florets are functionally male, the female parts being fertile only in the ray florets.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Bradburia hirtella Torr. & A.Gray
- ^ Flora of North America, Bradburia hirtella Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 250. 1842.
- ^ Semple, J. C. and C. C. Chinnappa. 1984. Observations on the cytology, morphology, and ecology of Bradburia hirtella (Compositae–Astereae). Systematic Botany 9: 95–101
- ^ University of Waterloo (Canada), Astereae lab, Bradburia hirtella