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Arida (plant)
''Arida'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. in English, no Latin ; Species The genus is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist /ref> * ''Arida arizonica'' (R.C.Jacks. & R.R.Johnson) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arida Arizonica
''Leucosyris arida'' is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae, known by the common names arid tansyaster, desert tansyaster, and Silver Lake daisy.Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd Ed., p. 124 It is native to the very arid deserts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, and usually looks straggly and not very attractive. But in years with very heavy rainfall, it fills out and becomes rounded and bush like. ''Leucosyris arida'' is widespread throughout its desert habitat in Arizona, Nevada, California and Sonora, including disturbed areas such as roadsides. It can be found in very arid, open sandy and salty soils, up to 3,000'. It grows in creosote bush scrub, alkali sink, and desert dry wash areas in the central and eastern Mojave Desert from Barstow, California to Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. Description ''Leucosyris arida'' is an annual herb with a branching stem reaching up to 30 centimeters (12 inches) tall. The oblong leaves are up to 3 centimeters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |