Pectis glaucescens

Pectis glaucescens, the sanddune cinchweed, is a summer blooming annual plant of the genus Pectis. it is native to Florida, Hispaniola, Jamaica and the Bahamas.[2][3]

Pectis glaucescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pectis
Species:
P. glaucescens
Binomial name
Pectis glaucescens
(Cass.) Keil
Synonyms[1]
  • Chthonia glaucescens Cass.
  • Chthonia leptocephala Cass.
  • Pectis lephocephala (Cass.) Urb.
  • Pectis lessingiiFernald

Pectis glaucescens is a freely-branching annual weed with opposing leaves in narrow rows. Leaves contain rows of oil glands on the lower surface. It has long-stalked yellow flowers with two to five small-scale fruits.[4][5][6]

References
  1. The Plant List
  2. Flora of North America v 21 p 225
  3. "Sagebud - Sanddune cinchweed". Sagebud.com. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  4. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
  5. "Plant information". backyardgardener.com. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  6. Keil, D. J. 1986. Synopsis of the Florida species of Pectis (Asteraceae). Sida 11(4): 385–395.


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