Chrysopsis latisquamea
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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: | Chrysopsis |
| Species: | C. latisquamea
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysopsis latisquamea | |
Chrysopsis latisquamea, the pineland goldenaster,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Florida.[2]
Chrysopsis latisquamea is a biennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. Each plant usually produces only one stem but it can hold as many as 60 yellow flower heads, each head with both ray florets and disc florets. The species grows in sandy locations in open brushlands.[3][4]
The Latin specific epithet of latisquamea is a portmanteau word, 'latis-' is derived from latus meaning broad and '-squamea' is derived from squama meaning scale.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Chrysopsis latisquamea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Chrysopsis latisquamea Pollard
- ^ Pollard, Charles Louis 1900. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13(29): 131–132
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
