Chaptalia texana
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Chaptalia texana | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Chaptalia |
Species: | C. texana
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Binomial name | |
Chaptalia texana | |
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Chaptalia texana, common name silverpuff, is a North American species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico, Texas, and New Mexico.[2][3][4]
Chaptalia texana is a perennial plant growing from a large root. Leaves are in a basal rosette close to the ground, with dense woolly hairs on the underside but not on top. There is generally only one flower head, held on an unbranched stalk; head is nodding (hanging) at fruiting time but not at flowering time. Flowers are cream-colored, turning reddish as they get old.[2][5]