Bigelowia nudata

Pineland rayless goldenrod
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bigelowia
Species:
B. nudata
Binomial name
Bigelowia nudata
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster nutatus Kuntze
  • Bigelowia virgata (Nutt.) DC.
  • Chondrophora nudata (Michx.) Britton
  • Chondrophora virgata (Nutt.) Greene
  • Chrysocoma nudata Michx.
  • Chrysocoma virgata Nutt.

Bigelowia nudata, the pineland rayless goldenrod,[2] is a species of North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the coastal plain of the southeastern United States (from eastern Louisiana to North Carolina).[3]

Bigelowia nudata is a sub-shrub that grows up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall, often forming clumps. Most of the leaves are in a rosette near the ground, with smaller and narrower leaves on the stems. Flower heads are small, yellow, and displayed in flat-topped arrays, each with 2-6 disc florets but no ray florets. The plants generally grow in swamps and bogs.[4][5]

Varieties[1]
  1. ^ a b The Plant List, Bigelowia nudata (Michx.) DC.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Bigelowia nudata​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Pineland rayless-goldenrod, Bigelowia nudata (Michx.) DC.
  5. ^ Anderson, Loran Crittendon. 1970. Sida 3(7): 451-465