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Taxon: Heterotheca grandiflora Nutt.

Genus: Heterotheca
Family: Asteraceae (alt. Compositae).
Nomen number: 316895
Place of publication: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 7:315. 1840
Name verified on: 16-Jun-2009 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 16-Jun-2009
No species priority site assigned.
Accessions: 2 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • silk-grass golden-aster   (Source: F NAmer ) – English
  • telegraph-weed   (Source: F CalifJep ) – English

Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
      Naturalized: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • AUSTRALASIA
    Australia: Australia - New South Wales
  • PACIFIC
    North-Central Pacific: United States - Hawaii

      Uncertain:
  • NORTHERN AMERICA
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona, Nevada [s.], Utah [Washington Co.]

References:

  • Cronquist, A. et al. 1972–. Intermountain flora.
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
  • Harden, G. J., ed. 1990–1993. Flora of New South Wales.
  • Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California.
  • McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2.
  • Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
  • Wagenknecht, B. L. 1960. Revision of Heterotheca, section Heterotheca (Compositae). Rhodora 62:66.
  • Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
  • Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.
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Check other web resources for Heterotheca grandiflora Nutt.:


Images:

More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?316895 (21 May 2013)

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