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Chrysogonum virginianum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Genus
  
Chrysogonum

Higher classification
  
Chrysogonum

Order
  
Asterales

Scientific name
  
Chrysogonum virginianum

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Species

Chrysogonum virginianum Chrysogonum virginianum

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Chrysogonum, Daisy family, Iris cristata, Eurybia divaricata, Chrysopsis mariana

Chrysogonum virginianum, the golden-knee, green and gold, or goldenstar, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the eastern United States from New York State and Rhode Island south to Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle.

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The species is sometimes grown as a perennial ornamental because of its showy flowers. It is usually propagated by root cuttings.

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Varieties

Formal botanical varieties of wild populations:

  • Chrysogonum virginianum var. australe (Alexander ex Small) H.E.Ahles - Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
  • Chrysogonum virginianum var. brevistolon G.L.Nesom - Georgia, Alabama, Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky
  • Chrysogonum virginianum var. virginianum - from New York to South Carolina, west to Kentucky + Ohio

    • Chrysogonum virginianum Chrysogonum virginianum 39Norman Singer39s Form39 Green Light Plants

    Chrysogonum virginianum is an herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) spreading by means of rhizomes. Flower heads are produced singly or in pairs, yellow, with both ray florets and disc florets.


    Chrysogonum virginianum HGIC 1186 Green amp Gold Extension Clemson University South Carolina

    References

    Chrysogonum virginianum Wikipedia
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