Xanthisma texanum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Machaerantherinae
Genus: Xanthisma
Species: Xanthisma texanum
Varietas: X. t. var. drummondii – X. t. var. orientale
Name

Xanthisma texanum DC.
Synonyms

Machaeranthera grandiflora Buckl.
Xanthisma berlandieri Small

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
USA (Texas)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

De Candolle, A.P., Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 5:95. 1836

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Xanthisma texanum. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 18 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Xanthisma texanum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Dec. 18.
Tropicos.org 2017. Xanthisma texanum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Dec. 2017.
Hassler, M. 2017. Xanthisma texanum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Dec 18. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Xanthisma texanum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Texas sleepydaisy

Xanthisma texanum, the Texas sleepydaisy or star-of-Texas, is an ornamental plant native to the United States. This plant is usually propagated by seeds.
References

"Xanthisma texanum". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

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