Pectis glaucescens

Pectis glaucescens, the sanddune cinchweed, is a species of summer blooming annual plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Florida, Hispaniola, Jamaica and the Bahamas.^[2][3]

Pectis glaucescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Pectis
Species:	P. glaucescens
Binomial name
Pectis glaucescens (Cass.) Keil
Synonyms[1]
Chthonia glaucescens Cass. Chthonia leptocephala Cass. Pectis lephocephala (Cass.) Urb. Pectis lessingiiFernald

Pectis glaucescens is a freely-branching annual weed with opposing leaves in narrow rows. Leaves contain rows of oil glands on the lower surface. It has long-stalked yellow flowers with two to five small-scale fruits.^[4][5][6]