Asteraceae — Daisy Family
Zinnia acerosa (DC.) A.Gray
Zinnia acerosa (DC.) A.Gray
Zinnia acerosa, or desert zinnia, is a low-growing native perennial flowering subshrub from the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Zinnia angustifolia Kunth
Zinnia angustifolia Kunth
Zinnia angustifolia Kunth is a small branched flowering plant with many cultivated varieties and cultivars.
Zinnia elegans Jacq.
Zinnia elegans Jacq.
Zinnia elegans Jacq. is the wild ancestor of the popular garden zinnia, with hundreds of varied cultivated cultivars.
Zinnia grandiflora Nutt.
Zinnia grandiflora Nutt.
Zinnia grandiflora is a small North American subshrub with uses for erosion control, pollinator gardens, and traditional Native American practices.
Zinnia peruviana (L.) L.
Zinnia peruviana (L.) L.
Zinnia peruviana is an annual flowering plant native to the Americas, naturalized in many other regions worldwide.
Oldenburgia grandis (Thunb.) Baill.
Oldenburgia grandis (Thunb.) Baill.
Oldenburgia grandis (Suurberg cushion bush) is a South African Asteraceae shrub or small tree threatened by habitat loss.
Oldenburgia paradoxa Less.
Oldenburgia paradoxa Less.
Oldenburgia paradoxa Less. is a cushion-shaped subshrub endemic to southern Western Cape mountains in South Africa.
Brachylaena elliptica (Thunb.) Less.
Brachylaena elliptica (Thunb.) Less.
Brachylaena elliptica is a secure endemic South African shrub or small tree found in eastern coastal lowlands.
Brachylaena ilicifolia (Lam.) E.Phillips & Schweick.
Brachylaena ilicifolia (Lam.) E.Phillips & Schweick.
Small-leaved silver-oak (Brachylaena ilicifolia) is a native shrub to small tree from southern Africa, growing on rocky slopes in bushveld.
Brachylaena discolor var. rotundata (S.Moore) Beentje
Brachylaena discolor var. rotundata (S.Moore) Beentje
Brachylaena discolor var. rotundata is a shrub/tree with many uses, naturalized as a potential weed in Queensland.
Tarchonanthus parvicapitulatus P.P.J.Herman
Tarchonanthus parvicapitulatus P.P.J.Herman
Tarchonanthus parvicapitulatus is a shrub to small tree in the Asteraceae family native to southern Africa.
Tarchonanthus trilobus DC.
Tarchonanthus trilobus DC.
Tarchonanthus trilobus (three-toothed camphor bush) is an Asteraceae tree native to southern Africa, with two distinct varieties.
Cirsium andrewsii (A.Gray) Jeps.
Cirsium andrewsii (A.Gray) Jeps.
Cirsium andrewsii, or Franciscan thistle, is an uncommon California-endemic thistle with purplish-pink flower heads.
Cirsium canescens Nutt.
Cirsium canescens Nutt.
Cirsium canescens (prairie thistle) is a flowering thistle in the sunflower family native to parts of north-central and western United States.
Cirsium cymosum (Greene) J.T.Howell
Cirsium cymosum (Greene) J.T.Howell
Cirsium cymosum, peregrine thistle, is a North American thistle native to the western United States.
Cirsium douglasii DC.
Cirsium douglasii DC.
Cirsium douglasii is a native biennial or short-lived perennial thistle with two varieties growing in western US states.
Cirsium hydrophilum (Greene) Jeps.
Cirsium hydrophilum (Greene) Jeps.
Cirsium hydrophilum is a spiny thistle that grows up to 2m tall, producing pink to purple flower heads and achenes topped with a pappus.
Cirsium remotifolium (Hook.) DC.
Cirsium remotifolium (Hook.) DC.
Cirsium remotifolium, the fewleaf thistle, is a perennial thistle native to the western United States.
Cirsium scopulorum (Greene) Cockerell ex Daniels
Cirsium scopulorum (Greene) Cockerell ex Daniels
Cirsium scopulorum is a variable spiny herb with pink/purple/yellow flower heads, native to high elevations of the western US with multiple described varieties.
Cirsium repandum Michx.
Cirsium repandum Michx.
Cirsium repandum (sand-hill/coastal-plain thistle) is a spiny thistle native to sandy habitats of the southeastern US coastal plain.
Cirsium dissectum (L.) Hill
Cirsium dissectum (L.) Hill
Cirsium dissectum (L.) Hill is a 15–50 cm tall prickly thistle that bears dark red-purple flowers from June to August.
Cirsium drummondii Torr. & A.Gray
Cirsium drummondii Torr. & A.Gray
Cirsium drummondii (Drummond's thistle) is a spiny North American thistle found in Canada and the US Black Hills.
Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC.
Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC.
Cirsium foliosum is an edible North American thistle eaten by both humans and large game animals.
Cirsium lecontei Torr. & A.Gray
Cirsium lecontei Torr. & A.Gray
Cirsium lecontei (Le Conte's thistle) is a spiny FACW-wetland thistle native to the southeastern U.S. coastal plain.
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