Herrickia kingii

Herrickia kingii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Herrickia
Species: H. kingii
Binomial name
Herrickia kingii
(D.C.Eaton) Brouillet, Urbatsch & R.P.Roberts 2004
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster kingii D.C. Eaton 1871
  • Machaeranthera kingii (D.C. Eaton) Cronquist & D.D. Keck
  • Tonestus kingii (D.C. Eaton) G.L. Nesom

Herrickia kingii is a North American species of flowering plants in the aster family, called the King's serpentweed[2] or King's aster. It has been found only in the State of Utah in the western United States.[3][4]

Herrickia kingii is a small perennial herb rarely more than 12 centimeters (2.8 inches) tall from a woody underground caudex. The plant produces flower heads in groups of 1-5 heads. Each head contains 13-27 white or lavender ray florets surrounding 29–47 yellow disc florets.[5]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Herrickia kingii (D.C. Eaton) Brouillet, Urbatsch & R.P. Roberts
  2. ↑ "Tonestus kingii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Nesom, G. L. (2009). Taxonomic overview of Eurybia sect. Herrickia (Asteraceae: Astereae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 3(1): 161–167. includes distribution map on page 163, as Eurybia kingii
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map, Herrickia kingii
  5. ↑ Flora of North America, Herrickia kingii (D. C. Eaton) Brouillet, Urbatsch & R. P. Roberts, 2004. King’s aster
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