Bahia absinthifolia

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bahia
Species:
B. absinthifolia
Binomial name
Bahia absinthifolia
Benth. 1839
Synonyms[1]
  • Bahia absinthifolia var. dealbata (A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Bahia dealbata A.Gray
  • Eriophyllum absinthiifolium (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Eriophyllum absinthifolium (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Picradeniopsis dealbata (A.Gray) Wooton & Standl.

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
  1. The Plant List Bahia absinthifolia Benth.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Bahia absinthifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Tropicos, specimen list for Bahia absinthifolia Benth.
  5. Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford
  6. Flora of North America, Bahia absinthifolia Bentham, Pl. Hartw. 18. 1839.


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