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Plectocephalus americanus
American Basketflower
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Photographer: E. Wynn Anderson
ID: 0000 0000 0617 0407 (2017-06-08)Copyright © 2017 Wynn Anderson
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date of photo Jul 17, 2015
latitude 30.13258 longitude 104.12382
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location
US hiway 67, 14 miles south of junction with US 90 in Marfa (Presidio County, Texas, US)family
Asteraceae
synonyms Centaurea americana
plant community playa riparian in semi-arid grassland at 4570 (1393m)notes in shallow, intermittently moist and weedy drainage depression off highway ROW in gently rolling plains of degraded desert grassland. Silty calcareous soil. View of ripening seeds (achenes)keywords: CDR, Chihuahuan Desert
contributor's ID # CDR 219 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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ADDITIONAL TAXONOMIC NOTES FOR THIS PHOTO
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| name change notes Feb 19 2025: Plants of the World (POTW) update via script. Previous name: Centaurea americana ; updated name: Plectocephalus americanus |
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
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| common names
American Basketflower, American Starthistle (photographer)
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