Engelmannia peristenia, called Engelmann daisy or cutleaf daisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the south-central United States, primarily from Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and southeastern Colorado, but with more isolated populations in Arizona, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Engelmannia |
| Species: | E. peristenia
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Engelmannia peristenia is a branching perennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Leaves at the base can be up to 30 cm (1 foot) long, with the leaves progressively getting smaller higher on the stem. The plant produces many small flower heads, each generally with 8 ray florets and 40-50 disc florets.[3] Flowers bloom March to July.[4] Its habitats include grasslands, roadsides, and pinion-juniper woodlands.[3]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Engelmannia peristenia (Raf.) Goodman & C.A.Lawson
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Engelmann daisy, cutleaf daisy, Engelmannia peristenia (Rafinesque) Goodman & C. A. Lawson
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
External links
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Media related to Engelmannia peristenia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Engelmannia peristenia at Wikispecies- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1892
- photo by Gerrit Davidse, showing habit of Engelmannia peristenia
- photo by Gerrit Davidse, showing closeup of flower head of Engelmannia peristenia
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