PLANTS Profile for Pterocaulon alopecuroidies (fox-tail blackroot)

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PLANTS Profile

Pterocaulon alopecuroidies (Lam.) DC.
fox-tail blackroot

Symbol:

PTAL4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb
Subshrub

PR		N
VI		N

More Information:

Images:
Pterocaulon alopecuroidies (Lam.) DC.

Synonyms:
Pterocaulon alopecuroidies (Lam.) DC.

PTAL2

Pterocaulon alopecuroideum (Lam.) DC., orth. var.

Distribution:
Pterocaulon alopecuroidies (Lam.) DC.


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USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Pterocaulon alopecuroidies (Lam.) DC.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 3 species in Pterocaulon

Classification:
Pterocaulon alopecuroidies (Lam.) DC.

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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	Pterocaulon Elliott – blackroot
Species	Pterocaulon alopecuroidies (Lam.) DC. – fox-tail blackroot

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 12:19 PM CDT