Tetragonotheca helianthoides

Tetragonotheca helianthoides is a species of flowering plant that grows in the southeastern United States. It is a perennial dicot in the Asteraceae family.[1] Common names for it include pineland nerveray, squarehead,[2] and pineland ginseng. It produces an achene fruit. Several two-foot stems grow from its crown and it has a thick taproot.[3] It has yellow flowers.[4]

Tetragonotheca helianthoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tetragonotheca
Species:
T. helianthoides
Binomial name
Tetragonotheca helianthoides
L.

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