Arnoglossum album, the Bay County Indian plantain,[3] is a rare Florida species of plants in the sunflower family, first described to modern science in 1998.[4] It has been found only in Bay and Gulf Counties in the Florida Panhandle.[5][6]

Arnoglossum album

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1][2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arnoglossum
Species:
A. album
Binomial name
Arnoglossum album

Arnoglossum album is a plant growing up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Flower heads are white, occasionally with a pink tinge. The species grows in poorly drained acidic soils.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer Arnoglossum album". NatureServe Explorer Arnoglossum album. Arlington Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe. 2022-06-03. NatureServe Element Code:PDASTD7080. Retrieved 23 Jun 2022.
  2. ^ Faber-Langendoen, D; Nichols, J; Master, L; Snow, K; Tomaino, A; Bittman, R; Hammerson, G; Heidel, B; Ramsay, L; Teucher, A; Young, B (2012). NatureServe Conservation Status Assessments: Methodology for Assigning Ranks (PDF) (Report). Arlington, Virginia, United States of America: NatureServe.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Arnoglossum album". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b Anderson, Loran Crittendon 1998. Sida 18(2): 377–384, figures 1, 6–9 on page 379
  5. ^ a b Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 623 Arnoglossum album L. C. Anderson, Sida. 18: 378, figs. 1, 6-9. 1998.
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

External links edit

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