
Melampodium leucanthum
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melampodium leucanthum, the plains blackfoot or blackfoot daisy, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae found on limestone-containing rocky slopes in the Sonoran Desert.[1]: 41 It is an attractive ornamental with showy flowers and long bloom period, from March to November.[1]: 41
Species of flowering plant
Melampodium leucanthum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Melampodium |
Species: | M. leucanthum |
Binomial name | |
Melampodium leucanthum Torr. & A.Gray | |