Xylorhiza
Encyclopedia
Xylorhiza is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family
which are known as woodyasters. These are daisylike wildflowers usually having blue to purple or white ray flowers
with yellow centers of disc florets. Woodyasters are native to western North America.
Species:
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
which are known as woodyasters. These are daisylike wildflowers usually having blue to purple or white ray flowers
Head (botany)
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence. Flower heads found outside Asteraceae show lesser degrees of specialization....
with yellow centers of disc florets. Woodyasters are native to western North America.
Species:
- Xylorhiza cognataXylorhiza cognataXylorhiza cognata is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names Mecca aster and Mecca woodyaster. It is endemic to Riverside County, California, where it is known only from the Mecca Hills and Indio Hills of the Sonoran Desert. It grows in scrubby habitat in dry...
- Mecca woodyaster - Xylorhiza confertifolia - Henrieville woodyaster
- Xylorhiza cronquistii - Cronquist's woodyaster
- Xylorhiza glabriuscula - smooth woodyaster
- Xylorhiza orcuttiiXylorhiza orcuttiiXylorhiza orcuttii is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Orcutt's aster. It is native to southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in scrubby habitat in the dry canyons of the Sonoran Desert. It often grows in rocky and sandy...
- Orcutt's aster - Xylorhiza tortifoliaXylorhiza tortifoliaXylorhiza tortifolia is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names Mojave aster and Mojave woodyaster. It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States, where it grows in canyons and other habitat. It is a perennial herb or subshrub with branching,...
- Mojave woodyaster - Xylorhiza venusta - charming woodyaster
- Xylorhiza wrightii - Big Bend woodyaster