Amphiachyris dracunculoides

Amphiachyris dracunculoides (broomweed) is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to the United States, primarily the southern Great Plains from Missouri to eastern New Mexico.[2][3]

Broomweed
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Amphiachyris
Species:
A. dracunculoides
Binomial name
Amphiachyris dracunculoides
(DC.) Nutt.
Synonyms[1]
  • Brachyris dracunculoides DC.
  • Brachyris ramosissima Hook.
  • Gutierrezia lindheimeriana Scheele
  • Xanthocephalum dracunculoides (DC.) Shinners

Amphiachyris dracunculoides is a tall annual herb occasionally reaching as much as 200 cm (7 feet) in height. Flowers are yellow, with both ray florets and disc florets.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Lane, M. A. 1979. Taxonomy of the genus Amphiachyris (Asteraceae: Astereae). Systematic Botany 4(2): 178–188.
  4. Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 86, 88 Prairie broomweed, Amphiachyris dracunculoides (de Candolle) Nuttall


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