Bahia absinthifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Bahia |
| Species: | B. absinthifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Bahia absinthifolia Benth. 1839
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Bahia absinthifolia, the hairyseed bahia or desert bahia,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Durango, Aguascalientes) and the south-western United States (Arizona New Mexico Texas; populations reported from Utah appear to be introductions).[3][4][5]
Bahia absinthifolia is a perennial up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. It has yellow flowers with both ray florets and disc florets. It grows in sandy soil in desert regions.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ The Plant List Bahia absinthifolia Benth.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Bahia absinthifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Tropicos, specimen list for Bahia absinthifolia Benth.
- ^ Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford
- ^ Flora of North America, Bahia absinthifolia Bentham, Pl. Hartw. 18. 1839.
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