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Asteraceae

Texas sleepydaisy

Xanthisma texanum DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Xanthisma

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Texas sleepydaisy: Xanthisma texanum , east-northeast of Portales, south of NM Hwy. 202 near Blackwater Rd., 34.2232 -103.0855, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, 7 Sep 2015.
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Texas sleepydaisy

Synonyms

  • Xanthisma texanum f. texanum
  • Xanthisma texanum subsp. texanum
  • Xanthisma texanum var. texanum

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.