Asteraceae — Daisy Family

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae
Pseudognaphalium californicum (DC.) Anderb.

Pseudognaphalium californicum (DC.) Anderb.

Pseudognaphalium californicum (DC.) Anderb.

Pseudognaphalium californicum is an aromatic annual or biennial herb native to California with bright white phyllaries on its clustered flower heads.

Pseudognaphalium microcephalum (Nutt.) Anderb.

Pseudognaphalium microcephalum (Nutt.) Anderb.

Pseudognaphalium microcephalum (Nutt.) Anderb.

Pseudognaphalium microcephalum is a flowering plant found along the US and Mexican west coast, with several common names.

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium is a biennial herb that grows to 1m tall, native to dry open habitats and edges of woods.

Pseudognaphalium stramineum (Kunth) Anderb.

Pseudognaphalium stramineum (Kunth) Anderb.

Pseudognaphalium stramineum (Kunth) Anderb.

Pseudognaphalium stramineum (cotton-batting-plant) is an annual/biennial sunflower-family plant native to the Americas and introduced to the UK.

Pseudopodospermum hispanicum (L.) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian

Pseudopodospermum hispanicum (L.) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian

Pseudopodospermum hispanicum (L.) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian

Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, or black salsify, is an edible root crop cultivated primarily in Europe.

Psilocarphus brevissimus Nutt.

Psilocarphus brevissimus Nutt.

Psilocarphus brevissimus Nutt.

Psilocarphus brevissimus Nutt. is a small woolly annual herb with distinctive cottony spherical flower heads.

Psilocarphus tenellus Nutt.

Psilocarphus tenellus Nutt.

Psilocarphus tenellus Nutt.

Psilocarphus tenellus Nutt. is a small woolly annual herb that produces tiny cottony spherical flower heads.

Psilostrophe cooperi (A.Gray) Greene

Psilostrophe cooperi (A.Gray) Greene

Psilostrophe cooperi (A.Gray) Greene

Psilostrophe cooperi is a low perennial shrub with yellow daisy-like flower heads, native to dry areas. Related species are poisonous to livestock.

Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene

Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene

Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene

Psilostrophe tagetina, or woolly paperflower, is a daisy family flowering plant with traditional Indigenous uses in dye and medicine.

Pterocaulon pycnostachyum (Michx.) Elliott

Pterocaulon pycnostachyum (Michx.) Elliott

Pterocaulon pycnostachyum (Michx.) Elliott

Pterocaulon pycnostachyum is a woolly-haired monoecious perennial herb with densely packed yellowish flower spikes.

Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.

Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.

Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.

Pterocaulon virgatum, or wand blackroot, is a perennial herb native to the Americas with a documented history of Cherokee medicinal use.

Pteronia incana (Burm.fil.) DC.

Pteronia incana (Burm.fil.) DC.

Pteronia incana (Burm.fil.) DC.

Pteronia incana is a low fragrant bush from South Africa with medicinal leaves and yellow spring flowerheads.

Pteronia paniculata Thunb.

Pteronia paniculata Thunb.

Pteronia paniculata Thunb.

Pteronia paniculata Thunb. is an aromatic sticky-leaved shrub widespread across southern Africa’s dry habitats.

Pulicaria dysenterica (L.) Bernh.

Pulicaria dysenterica (L.) Bernh.

Pulicaria dysenterica (L.) Bernh.

Pulicaria dysenterica is an aster fleabane species native to Europe and western Asia, with historical insect-repelling and medicinal uses.

Pulicaria paludosa Welw. ex Nyman, 1879

Pulicaria paludosa Welw. ex Nyman, 1879

Pulicaria paludosa Welw. ex Nyman, 1879

Pulicaria paludosa, or Spanish false fleabane, is an aster-family flowering plant native to southwestern Europe and introduced as a weed in the southwestern US.

Pulicaria vulgaris Gaertn.

Pulicaria vulgaris Gaertn.

Pulicaria vulgaris Gaertn.

Pulicaria vulgaris Gaertn. is an annual temperate flowering plant in the Asteraceae family, native from Europe to Northern Africa and the Himalaya.

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Walter) DC.

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Walter) DC.

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Walter) DC.

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus, or Carolina desert-chicory, is an annual Asteraceae plant native to eastern and southeastern US, pollinated by Hemihalictus bees.

Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus (D.Don) DC.

Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus (D.Don) DC.

Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus (D.Don) DC.

Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus (Texas dandelion) is a North American native wildflower with edible parts and uses from food to drinks.

Rafinesquia californica Nutt.

Rafinesquia californica Nutt.

Rafinesquia californica Nutt.

Rafinesquia californica is a fire-adapted daisy-like Asteraceae native to western North America, bearing white often pink-striped flowers.

Rafinesquia neomexicana A.Gray

Rafinesquia neomexicana A.Gray

Rafinesquia neomexicana A.Gray

Rafinesquia neomexicana is an annual sunflower-family plant native to southwestern US deserts and northern Mexico.

Raillardella argentea (A.Gray) A.Gray

Raillardella argentea (A.Gray) A.Gray

Raillardella argentea (A.Gray) A.Gray

Raillardella argentea, the silky raillardella, is an aster native to western North American mountains, a perennial herb with yellow flower heads.

Raoulia australis Hook.fil. ex Raoul

Raoulia australis Hook.fil. ex Raoul

Raoulia australis Hook.fil. ex Raoul

Raoulia australis is a New Zealand native flowering Asteraceae plant used as ground cover.

Raoulia glabra Hook.fil.

Raoulia glabra Hook.fil.

Raoulia glabra Hook.fil.

Raoulia glabra Hook.fil. is a creeping mat-forming shrub native to New Zealand, with small green leaves and white or yellow flowers.

Raoulia grandiflora Hook.fil.

Raoulia grandiflora Hook.fil.

Raoulia grandiflora Hook.fil.

Raoulia grandiflora Hook.fil. is a small cushion or mat-forming white-flowered New Zealand plant found in mountain subalpine habitats.

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