Berlandiera monocephala

Berlandiera monocephala is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, and Sonora. Most of the Mexican populations are found in the Sierra Madre Occidental along the Chihuahua/Sonora line.[2][3]

Berlandiera monocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Berlandiera
Species:
B. monocephala
Binomial name
Berlandiera monocephala
Synonyms[1]

Berlandiera monocephala is an herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It has flower heads borne one at a time, each with yellow ray florets and yellow disc florets. The species is found in pine-oak forests in the mountains.[4]

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