Bradburia hirtella

Bradburia hirtella is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family, native to Texas and Louisiana in the south-central United States.

Bradburia hirtella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Bradburia
Binomial name
Bradburia hirtella
Torr. & A.Gray 1842
Synonyms[1]
  • Bradburia schottii Millsp.
  • Chrysopsis texana (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  • Mauchia hirtella (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze

Bradburia hirtella is usually annual, with some populations perennial. It is an herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall with yellow flower heads. Disc florets are functionally male, the female parts being fertile only in the ray florets.[2][3][4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Bradburia hirtella Torr. & A.Gray
  2. Flora of North America, Bradburia hirtella Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 250. 1842.
  3. Semple, J. C. and C. C. Chinnappa. 1984. Observations on the cytology, morphology, and ecology of Bradburia hirtella (Compositae–Astereae). Systematic Botany 9: 95–101
  4. University of Waterloo (Canada), Astereae lab, Bradburia hirtella


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