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Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt.
prairie broomweed
Symbol: AMDR
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
 

BRDR

Brachyris dracunculoides DC.

 

GUDR2

Gutierrezia dracunculoides (DC.) Blake

 

XADR

Xanthocephalum dracunculoides (DC.) Shinners

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About prairie broomweed


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State Distributional Map for AMDR
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Plant Distribution by State


Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt.

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Related Taxa:
Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 2 species in Amphiachyris

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Classification:
Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae
                      Order Asterales
                         Family Asteraceae – Aster family
                            Genus Amphiachyris (A. DC.) Nutt. – broomweed
                               Species Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt. – prairie broomweed

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Invasive Information:
Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt.
    Gutierrezia dracunculoides (DC.) Blake
        prairie broomweed
The synonym italicized and indented above is listed as invasive weeds by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36525.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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Amphiachyris dracunculoides (DC.) Nutt.

    IL-Weeds of the North Central States

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