About Astranthium integrifolium (Michx.) Nutt.
Astranthium integrifolium, commonly known as entireleaf western daisy or eastern western-daisy, is a North American flowering plant species belonging to the family Asteraceae. This species is native to the east-central United States, where it occurs primarily on the Cumberland Plateau and in the Ohio/Tennessee Valley. It has been recorded in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, and Georgia, with isolated populations also found in Mississippi and West Virginia. Astranthium integrifolium is an annual plant that usually grows an unbranched stem reaching up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It typically produces one flower head at a time, with white or bluish ray florets and yellow disc florets. Its natural habitat includes limestone glades and barrens, as well as thin rocky woodlands.
