Asteraceae
Rough blackfoot
Melampodium sericeum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Melampodium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Rough blackfoot
Synonyms
- Melampodium sericeum var. exappendiculatum B.L.Rob.
- Melampodium sericeum var. sericeum
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Dayan Romero, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.