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Berlandiera monocephala (B. L. Turner) Pinkava

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Roots of Berlandiera monocephala are sold in local Mexican drugstores for stomach and lung troubles (B. L. Turner 1988d) and for insect or snake bites.
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Flora of North America Vol. 21: 84, 85 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Plants 10–100 cm (taproots much thickened). Stems unbranched or branched near bases. Leaves crowded near stem bases; petiolate; blades oblanceolate, rarely pinnatifid, membranous, margins usually crenate, faces velvety. Heads usually borne singly, rarely 2–3 together. Peduncles hairy (hairs whitish, matted). Involucres 15–35 mm diam. Ray corollas yellow, abaxial veins green, laminae 9–12 × 4.5–6 mm. Disc corollas yellow. Cypselae (obovate) 5–6 × 3–4 mm. 2n = 30.
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Flora of North America Vol. 21: 84, 85 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Synonym

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Berlandiera lyrata A. Gray var. monocephala B. L. Turner, Phytologia 64: 205, fig. 1. 1988
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Flora of North America Vol. 21: 84, 85 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Berlandiera monocephala

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Berlandiera monocephala is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, and Sonora. Most of the Mexican populations are found in the Sierra Madre Occidental along the Chihuahua/Sonora line.[2][3]

Berlandiera monocephala is an herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It has flower heads borne one at a time, each with yellow ray florets and yellow disc florets. The species is found in pine-oak forests in the mountains.[4]

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Berlandiera monocephala: Brief Summary

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Berlandiera monocephala is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, and Sonora. Most of the Mexican populations are found in the Sierra Madre Occidental along the Chihuahua/Sonora line.

Berlandiera monocephala is an herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It has flower heads borne one at a time, each with yellow ray florets and yellow disc florets. The species is found in pine-oak forests in the mountains.

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