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Boltonia diffusa

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Asteraceae

Genus
  
Boltonia

Order
  
Asterales

Tribe
  
Astereae

Rank
  
Species

Boltonia diffusa (smallhead doll's daisy) is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It native to the United States, primarily the states along the Gulf of Mexico from Texas to Florida plus the lower Mississippi Valley from Louisiana to Illinois. There additional populations in the eastern United States as far north as Virginia.

Boltonia diffusa is a small perennial rarely more than 20 cm (8 inches) high. It spreads by stolons (horizontal stems running along the surface of the ground). It has many daisy-like flower heads with white or lavender ray florets and yellow disc florets.

Varieties
  • Boltonia diffusa var. diffusa - coastal regions and Mississippi Valley
  • Boltonia diffusa var. interior Fernald & Griscom - Mississippi Valley
  • References

    Boltonia diffusa Wikipedia