Amphiachyris dracunculoides
Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 313. 1840.
Common names: Prairie broomweed
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Brachyris dracunculoides de Candolle Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 7: 265. 1836
Synonyms: Gutierrezia dracunculoides (de Candolle) S. F. Blake Xanthocephalum amoenum var. intermedium Shinners
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 88.
Plants 30–100(–200) cm. Primary stems 0.3–1(–2) mm diam. Leaf blades narrowly to broadly lanceolate, 5–60 × 0.5–6 mm. Heads in crowded corymbiform arrays. Phyllaries 2–3 × 1–2 mm. Receptacles deeply pitted, glabrous. Cypselae 1.2–2.2 mm, 7–9-ribbed, short-setulose. 2n = 10 (rarely 8).
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Nov.
Habitat: Calcareous, clay, or sandy soils, disturbed habitats
Elevation: 0–500 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.Mex., Okla., Ohio, Pa., S.C., Tenn., Va.
Discussion
Amphiachyris dracunculoides is common in the south-central states, often in relatively large populations.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.