Laphamia lindheimeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Laphamia |
| Species: | L. lindheimeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Laphamia lindheimeri A.Gray (1852)
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Laphamia lindheimeri, commonly called Lindheimer's rock daisy,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae). It is native to the United States, where it is endemic to the Edwards Plateau of Texas.[2][3]
Its natural habitat is in crevices of Cretaceous-age limestone rock, often near streams or springs.[2]
Laphamia lindheimeri is a perennial subshrub. It produces a yellow inflorescence, with both ray and disk flowers.[2] It blooms from spring through fall.[4]
Two varieties are accepted.[1]
- Laphamia lindheimeri var. halimifolia (A.Gray) Lichter-Marck (synonyms Laphamia halimifolia A.Gray, Perityle halimifolia (A.Gray) Shinners, and Perityle lindheimeri var. halimifolia (A.Gray) A.M.Powell)[5]
- Laphamia lindheimeri var. lindheimeri (synonyms Laphamia rotundata Rydb. and Perityle rotundata (Rydb.) Shinners)[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Laphamia lindheimeri A.Gray Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Perityle lindheimeri Flora of North America
- ^ "Perityle lindheimeri". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 394.
- ^ Laphamia lindheimeri var. halimifolia (A.Gray) Lichter-Marck. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Laphamia lindheimeri var. lindheimeri. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
