PLANTS Profile for Palafoxia sphacelata (othake)

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PLANTS Profile

Palafoxia sphacelata (Nutt. ex Torr.) Cory
othake

Symbol:

PASP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Palafoxia sphacelata (Nutt. ex Torr.) Cory

Othake sphacelata

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 507. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Palafoxia sphacelata (Nutt. ex Torr.) Cory

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Synonyms:
Palafoxia sphacelata (Nutt. ex Torr.) Cory

	OTSP	Othake sphacelata (Nutt. ex Torr.) Rydb.
	POSP11	Polypteris sphacelata (Nutt. ex Torr.) Trel.

Distribution:
Palafoxia sphacelata (Nutt. ex Torr.) Cory


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USA (CO, KS, NE, NM, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Palafoxia sphacelata (Nutt. ex Torr.) Cory

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 11 species in Palafoxia

Classification:
Palafoxia sphacelata (Nutt. ex Torr.) Cory

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Palafoxia Lag. – palafox
Species	Palafoxia sphacelata (Nutt. ex Torr.) Cory – othake

More Accounts and Images:
Palafoxia sphacelata (Nutt. ex Torr.) Cory

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38156.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 02/11/2009 04:28 PM MST