''Lindheimera texana'', commonly known as Texas yellow star, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of flowering plant in the tribe
Heliantheae
The Heliantheae (sometimes called the sunflower tribe) are the third-largest tribe in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). With some 190 genera and nearly 2500 recognized species, only the tribes Senecioneae and Astereae are larger. The name is de ...
within the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
. It is found in the south-western United States (Oklahoma and Texas) and northern Mexico (Coahuila).
Other common names include star daisy, Texas star and Lindheimer daisy,
[("NPIN: Lindheimera texana (Texas yellowstar)." Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2010. .)]
Description
''Lindheimera texana'' is a plant that is tall. Leaves on the lower half on the plant are alternate and coarsely toothed, but on the upper half are opposite and smooth on the edges.
Each flower head has five bright yellow ray flowers, each with two prominent veins and indented at the tip.
The flowers will be at least in diameter. The flowers will grow within of each other.
References
Heliantheae
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