Acourtia
Encyclopedia
Acourtia is a genus of flowering plant
s in the daisy
family, Asteraceae
. Plants in this genus are known generally as desertpeonies and are native to North
and Central America
. These flowers usually have only disc florets in their flower heads
, but some of the disc florets are long and look like ray florets. They are diverse in appearance. The flowers are usually white, pink, or purple.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the daisy
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis is a common European species of Daisy, often considered the archetypal species of that name. Many related plants also share the name "Daisy", so to distinguish this species from other daisies it is sometimes qualified as Common Daisy, Lawn Daisy or occasionally English daisy. It is...
family, Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
. Plants in this genus are known generally as desertpeonies and are native to North
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
. These flowers usually have only disc florets in their flower heads
Head (botany)
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence. Flower heads found outside Asteraceae show lesser degrees of specialization....
, but some of the disc florets are long and look like ray florets. They are diverse in appearance. The flowers are usually white, pink, or purple.
Selected species
- Acourtia carranzae
- Acourtia elizabethiae
- Acourtia formosa D.Don
- Acourtia mexicana
- Acourtia microcephalaAcourtia microcephalaAcourtia microcephala is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name sacapellote. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in woodland and chaparral, especially in the coastal mountain ranges. This is a bushy perennial herb producing several erect...
DC. – Sacapellote - Acourtia nana (A.Gray) Reveal & R.M.King – Dwarf Desertpeony (Sonoran Desert)
- Acourtia patens
- Acourtia pinetorum
- Acourtia runcinata (Lag. ex D.Don) B.L.Turner – Featherleaf Desertpeony
- Acourtia thurberi (A.Gray) Reveal & R.M.King – Thurber's Desertpeony
- Acourtia wrightii (A.Gray) Reveal & R.M.King – Brownfoot
- Acourtia zacatecana