Adenophyllum cooperi (Cooper's dyssodia, Cooper's glandweed), is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States, in the States of California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.[2][3][4]

Adenophyllum cooperi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Adenophyllum
Species:
A. cooperi
Binomial name
Adenophyllum cooperi
(A.Gray) Strother
Synonyms[1]
  • Clomenocoma cooperi (A.Gray) Rydb.
  • Clomenocoma laciniata Rydb.
  • Dyssodia cooperi A.Gray
  • Lebetina cooperi (A.Gray) A.Nelson
  • Verbesina lavenia L.

Description

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Adenophyllum cooperi grows to 35–60 cm tall. The leaves are 6–20 cm long, obovate, with a lobed or coarsely toothed margin. The flowers are yellow to orange-red.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List Adenophyllum cooperi (A.Gray) Strother
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Adenophyllum cooperi (A. Gray) Strother Cooper dyssodia, Cooper's dogweed
  4. ^ "Adenophyllum cooperi Calflora".
  5. ^ Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 103
  6. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 239 Adenophyllum cooperi (A. Gray) Strother, Sida. 11: 376. 1986.
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