Bigelowia nuttallii L.C.Anderson is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Bigelowia nuttallii L.C.Anderson

Bigelowia nuttallii L.C.Anderson

Bigelowia nuttallii is a North American sub-shrub in Asteraceae, native to the southern US and growing in sandy soil.

Family
Genus
Bigelowia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Bigelowia nuttallii L.C.Anderson

Bigelowia nuttallii L.C.Anderson, commonly called Nuttall's rayless goldenrod, is a species of North American flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is native to the southern United States, where it occurs in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. This plant is a sub-shrub that grows up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall, and often forms clumps. Most of its leaves are arranged in a rosette near the ground, while smaller, narrower leaves grow along the stems. Its small yellow flower heads are arranged in flat-topped clusters; each flower head contains 2 to 6 disc florets and has no ray florets. It typically grows in sandy soil.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Bigelowia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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