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 | Berlandiera DC. – greeneyes |
Species | Berlandiera pumila (Michx.) Nutt. – soft greeneyes |
Variety | Berlandiera pumila (Michx.) Nutt. var. pumila – soft greeneyes |
Berlandiera pumila also known as "soft green eyes" can be found all over the U.S. from Texas east to Florida and as far north as North Carolina. It grows in dry pinelands, open fields, and sandhills producing a chocolate like scent. Berlandiera pumila has a clump of sturdy, upright, light green stems with widely spaced, 3" long, light green leaves. The stems are topped from April-September with clusters of 2" yellow daisies.
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