Leptosyne maritima A.Gray

Sea-Dahlia
Asteraceae

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Protologue: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 358 (1868)
Pronunciation: Leptosyne maritima
Etymology: Gr. rleptos, "slender, thin, small, weak," and possibly syne, "together, joined" + of the sea

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Distribution:
 
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.  








Shrub. Leaves are bipinnately divided, into linear segments. Ray and disk flowers of heads are yellow.
Note dimorphic (of two different shapes/sizes) involucral bracts: outer horizontal, inner appressed and squarrose.

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