| Guardiola diehlii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Guardiola |
| Species: | G. diehlii |
| Binomial name | |
| Guardiola diehlii M.E.Jones | |
Guardiola diehlii is a very rare (quite possibly extinct) North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae, found only in the state of New Mexico in the southwestern United States.
Guardiola diehlii is (was) an annual herb measuring up to 30 cm (1 ft) tall. Its leaves are long and narrow, measuring up to 5 cm (2 in) long. One plant will produce several flower heads in a flat-topped array. Each head contains only one white ray flower and 4 disc flowers.
References
- Tropicos, Guardiola diehlii M.E. Jones
- ^ Jones, Marcus Eugene. 1908. Contributions to Western Botany 12: 48.
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| Guardiola diehlii | |
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