Bahia absinthifolia

Bahia absinthifolia (hairyseed bahia, desert bahia)[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is native to northern Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Durango, Aguascalientes) and the south-western United States (Arizona New Mexico Texas; populations reported from Utah appear to be introductions).[3][4][5]

Bahia absinthifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bahia
Species:
B. absinthifolia
Binomial name
Bahia absinthifolia
Benth. 1839
Synonyms[1]
  • Bahia absinthifolia var. dealbata (A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Bahia dealbata A.Gray
  • Eriophyllum absinthiifolium (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Eriophyllum absinthifolium (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Picradeniopsis dealbata (A.Gray) Wooton & Standl.

Bahia absinthifolia is a perennial up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. It has yellow flowers with both ray florets and disc florets. It grows in sandy soil in desert regions.[6]

References
  1. The Plant List Bahia absinthifolia Benth.
  2. "Bahia absinthifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Tropicos, specimen list for Bahia absinthifolia Benth.
  5. Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford
  6. Flora of North America, Bahia absinthifolia Bentham, Pl. Hartw. 18. 1839.


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