| Pineland rayless goldenrod | |
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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: | Bigelowia |
| Species: | B. nudata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bigelowia nudata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bigelowia nudata, the pineland rayless goldenrod,[2] is a species of North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the coastal plain of the southeastern United States (from eastern Louisiana to North Carolina).[3]
Bigelowia nudata is a sub-shrub that grows up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall, often forming clumps. Most of the leaves are in a rosette near the ground, with smaller and narrower leaves on the stems. Flower heads are small, yellow, and displayed in flat-topped arrays, each with 2-6 disc florets but no ray florets. The plants generally grow in swamps and bogs.[4][5]
- Varieties[1]
- Bigelowia nudata var. australis (L.C.Anderson) Shinners - Florida Panhandle
- Bigelowia nudata var. nudata - from eastern Louisiana to North Carolina
References[edit]
- ^ a b The Plant List, Bigelowia nudata (Michx.) DC.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Bigelowia nudata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Pineland rayless-goldenrod, Bigelowia nudata (Michx.) DC.
- ^ Anderson, Loran Crittendon. 1970. Sida 3(7): 451-465
