Amphiachyris amoena
(Texas Broomweed)
Amphiachyris amoena, San Angelo State Park, Tom Green Co. 1184
Amphiachyris amoena, Walnut Creek Park, Austin, Travis Co. 9915
Amphiachyris amoena, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 0690
Amphiachyris amoena, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 0723
Amphiachyris amoena, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 0686
Amphiachyris amoena, San Angelo State Park, Tom Green Co. 1192
Amphiachyris amoena, San Angelo State Park, Tom Green Co. 1180
| Scientific Name | Amphiachyris amoena (Gutierrezia amoena, Xanthocephalum amoenum) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | AMAM3 |
| Common Name | Texas Broomweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 36524 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Caliche soils, dry areas. Plant: Erect, open annual, 6 to 36 inches tall; single stem with upper third highly-branched. Leaves: Sparse, narrow stem leaves, 1/4 to 1-1/4 inches long, alternate, sessile, linear (rarely lanceolate) blades with gland-dotted faces and smooth edges. Inflorescence: Open panicles of many small composite flower heads less than 3/8-inch across on short stalks; each with 7 to 12 yellow rays and 10 to 21 yellow disk florets in the center; involucre cone-shaped with uneven, green-edged, whitish phyllaries with shiny faces. Bloom Period: July to November. References: "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, Guitierrez amoena in Shinners & Mahler’s Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas, and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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