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Laphamia lindheimeri

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Laphamia lindheimeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Laphamia
Species:
L. lindheimeri
Binomial name
Laphamia lindheimeri
A.Gray (1852)
Varieties[1]
  • Laphamia lindheimeri var. halimifolia (A.Gray) Lichter-Marck
  • Laphamia lindheimeri var. lindheimeri
Synonyms[1]
  • Laphamia halimifolia subsp. lindheimeri (A.Gray) W.E.Niles (1970)
  • Perityle lindheimeri (A.Gray) Shinners (1959)

Laphamia lindheimeri, commonly called Lindheimer's rock daisy,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae). It is native to the United States, where it is endemic to the Edwards Plateau of Texas.[2][3]

Its natural habitat is in crevices of Cretaceous-age limestone rock, often near streams or springs.[2]

Laphamia lindheimeri is a perennial subshrub. It produces a yellow inflorescence, with both ray and disk flowers.[2] It blooms from spring through fall.[4]

Two varieties are accepted.[1]

  • Laphamia lindheimeri var. halimifolia (A.Gray) Lichter-Marck (synonyms Laphamia halimifolia A.Gray, Perityle halimifolia (A.Gray) Shinners, and Perityle lindheimeri var. halimifolia (A.Gray) A.M.Powell)[5]
  • Laphamia lindheimeri var. lindheimeri (synonyms Laphamia rotundata Rydb. and Perityle rotundata (Rydb.) Shinners)[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Laphamia lindheimeri A.Gray Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Perityle lindheimeri Flora of North America
  3. ^ "Perityle lindheimeri". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 394.
  5. ^ Laphamia lindheimeri var. halimifolia (A.Gray) Lichter-Marck. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  6. ^ Laphamia lindheimeri var. lindheimeri. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 June 2024.