Asteraceae — Daisy Family

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Eupatorium linearifolium Walter

Eupatorium linearifolium Walter

Eupatorium linearifolium Walter

Eupatorium linearifolium, or narrowleaf bushy eupatorium, is a fall-blooming North American native herb found mainly in the US Southeast.

Eupatorium rotundifolium var. scabridum (Elliott) A.Gray

Eupatorium rotundifolium var. scabridum (Elliott) A.Gray

Eupatorium rotundifolium var. scabridum (Elliott) A.Gray

Eupatorium rotundifolium var. scabridum is a North American plant historically used to treat intermittent fevers, with compounds that inhibit in vitro tumor growth.

Eutrochium steelei (E.E.Lamont) E.E.Lamont

Eutrochium steelei (E.E.Lamont) E.E.Lamont

Eutrochium steelei (E.E.Lamont) E.E.Lamont

Eutrochium steelei is a perennial Asteraceae herb endemic to the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern US.

Tamaulipa azurea (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Tamaulipa azurea (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Tamaulipa azurea (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Tamaulipa azurea, or blue boneset, is the only species in the monotypic genus Tamaulipa, found in northeastern Mexico and southern Texas.

Bartlettina sordida (Less.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Bartlettina sordida (Less.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Bartlettina sordida (Less.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Bartlettina sordida is an evergreen ornamental shrub that can become invasive in parts of Australia.

Liatris bracteata Gaiser

Liatris bracteata Gaiser

Liatris bracteata Gaiser

Liatris bracteata Gaiser is a plant species that grows from rounded corms and flowers between September and November.

Liatris cymosa (Nessel) K.Schum.

Liatris cymosa (Nessel) K.Schum.

Liatris cymosa (Nessel) K.Schum.

Liatris cymosa is a Texan perennial herb with clustered purple flowers, that is currently a conservation concern.

Liatris helleri (Porter) Porter

Liatris helleri (Porter) Porter

Liatris helleri (Porter) Porter

Liatris helleri, Heller's blazing star, is a threatened perennial flowering plant native to the Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern US.

Liatris microcephala (Small) K.Schum.

Liatris microcephala (Small) K.Schum.

Liatris microcephala (Small) K.Schum.

Liatris microcephala is a perennial flowering plant in Asteraceae native to the Southeastern US, growing on acidic rock and open sand.

Liatris scariosa var. novaeangliae (Lunell) Gandhi, S.M.Young & P.Somers

Liatris scariosa var. novaeangliae (Lunell) Gandhi, S.M.Young & P.Somers

Liatris scariosa var. novaeangliae (Lunell) Gandhi, S.M.Young & P.Somers

Liatris scariosa, savanna blazing star, is a fire-adapted perennial flowering plant native to several eastern U.S. states.

Liatris aestivalis G.L.Nesom & O'Kennon

Liatris aestivalis G.L.Nesom & O'Kennon

Liatris aestivalis G.L.Nesom & O'Kennon

Liatris aestivalis is a flowering plant native to the US states of Oklahoma and Texas, with dark purple clustered flowers.

Liatris laevigata Nutt.

Liatris laevigata Nutt.

Liatris laevigata Nutt.

Liatris laevigata (clusterleaf blazing star) is an Asteraceae flowering plant native to Georgia and Florida, U.S.

Carphephorus carnosus (Small) C.W.James

Carphephorus carnosus (Small) C.W.James

Carphephorus carnosus (Small) C.W.James

Pineland chaffhead, Carphephorus carnosus, is the only species in genus Litrisa, native to Florida, US, a 90cm tall shrub with purplish flowers.

Carphephorus pseudoliatris Cass.

Carphephorus pseudoliatris Cass.

Carphephorus pseudoliatris Cass.

Bristleleaf chaffhead (Carphephorus pseudoliatris) is a southeastern US native herb in the Asteraceae family with purplish disc-only flower heads.

Carphephorus tomentosus (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray

Carphephorus tomentosus (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray

Carphephorus tomentosus (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray

Carphephorus tomentosus, or woolly chaffhead, is a woolly-haired Asteraceae herb native to the southeastern US.

Hartwrightia floridana A.Gray ex S.Watson

Hartwrightia floridana A.Gray ex S.Watson

Hartwrightia floridana A.Gray ex S.Watson

Hartwrightia floridana, Florida hartwrightia, is the only species in the North American genus Hartwrightia, native to Georgia and Florida, US.

Mikania natalensis DC.

Mikania natalensis DC.

Mikania natalensis DC.

Mikania natalensis is a perennial climbing herb used in Zulu and Swazi traditional medicine, native to parts of Africa.

Ageratina paupercula (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Ageratina paupercula (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Ageratina paupercula (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Santa Rita snakeroot (Ageratina paupercula) is a North American shrub or perennial herb in the Asteraceae family, found only in Arizona and northwestern Mexico.

Ageratina herbacea (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Ageratina herbacea (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Ageratina herbacea (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Ageratina herbacea, fragrant snakeroot, is a North American perennial flowering Asteraceae native to southwestern US and northern Mexican deserts.

Carphochaete bigelovii A.Gray

Carphochaete bigelovii A.Gray

Carphochaete bigelovii A.Gray

Bigelow's bristlehead (Carphochaete bigelovii) is an Arizona-Texas-northern Mexico purple-flowered Asteraceae shrub.

Carphochaete grahamii A.Gray

Carphochaete grahamii A.Gray

Carphochaete grahamii A.Gray

Carphochaete grahamii is a Mexican flowering Asteraceae species native to central and western Mexican states.

Chromolaena ivifolia (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Chromolaena ivifolia (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Chromolaena ivifolia (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Chromolaena ivifolia is a perennial flowering species in the Asteraceae family native to the Americas.

Chromolaena sagittata (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Chromolaena sagittata (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Chromolaena sagittata (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Chromolaena sagittata is an Asteraceae herbaceous flowering shrub native to western Mexican states.

Chromolaena hirsuta (Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Chromolaena hirsuta (Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Chromolaena hirsuta (Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Chromolaena hirsuta is a South American flowering shrub in the Asteraceae family, native to Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Argentina.

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