Melampodium leucanthum

Melampodium leucanthum (plains blackfoot, blackfoot daisy) is an herbaceous perennial plant in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) found on limestone-containing rocky slopes in the Sonoran Desert.[1]:41 It is an attractive ornamental with showy flowers and long bloom period, from March to November.[1]:41

Melampodium leucanthum
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M. leucanthum
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Melampodium leucanthum
Torr. & A.Gray

References

  1. Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688


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