Bahia bigelovii

Bahia bigelovii (Bigelow's bahia)[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the State of Coahuila in Mexico and to the western (trans-Pecos) part of the US state of Texas.[3]

Bahia bigelovii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Bahia
Species:
B. bigelovii
Binomial name
Bahia bigelovii
A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
  • Eriophyllum bigelovii (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Eriophyllum bigelowii (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Bahia bigelowii A.Gray

Bahia bigelovii is an annual reaching a height of 30 cm (12 inches). It has yellow flower heads with both ray florets and disc florets. The species grows on sandy soils.[4][5]

References
  1. The Plant List Bahia ambrosioides Lag.
  2. "Bahia bigelovii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Bahia bigelovii A. Gray
  5. Gray, Asa. 1859. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary, Botany 2(1): 96


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