Astranthium integrifolium, the entireleaf western daisy or eastern western-daisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the east-central part of the United States primarily the Cumberland Plateau and Ohio/Tennessee Valley. It is found in the States of Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, and Georgia, with isolated populations in Mississippi and West Virginia.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapNesom, G. L. 2005c. Taxonomic review of Astranthium integrifolium (Asteraceae: Astereae). Sida 21: 2015–2021.De Jong, D. C. D. 1965. A systematic study of the genus Astranthium (Compositae, Astereae). Publications of the Museum of Michigan State University, Biological Series 2: 429–528.
Astranthium integrifolium is an annual, usually with an unbranched stem up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Flower heads are usually borne one at a time, with white or bluish ray florets and yellow disc florets.Flora of North America, Eastern western-daisy, Astranthium integrifolium (Michaux) Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 312. 1840.
Its natural habitat is in limestone glades and barrens, and thin rocky woodlands.
References
External links Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas Wildflower Lense, Astranthium integrifolium