Detail View: Kansas Wildflowers: Melampodium leucanthum

Catalog Number: 
8245
Record ID: 
KBS_LARC.8245_1200.Mel_leu2.tif
Global Unique Identifier: 
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:8245
Institution Code: 
KBS
Date Last Modified: 
12/16/2004
Basis Of Record: 
observation
Scientific Name: 
Melampodium leucanthum
Family: 
Asteraceae
Genus: 
Melampodium
Species: 
leucanthum
Scientific Name Author: 
Torr. & A. Gray
State or Province: 
Colorado
County: 
Las Animas
Locality: 
Kim, 19 mi N. Long Canyon. Pinyon pine-juniper woodland on uplansa E of Purgatorie Canyon.
Physiographic Province: 
High Plains
Associated Plant Community: 
Pinyon-juniper Woodland
Collector: 
Craig C. Freeman
Date Collected: 
8/9/1998
Rights: 
Craig C. Freeman
Source: 
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Species Name Meaning: 
From Greek meaning "white-flowered"
Common Names: 
Black-foot daisy
Description: 
Notes: Sometimes used to control erosion on hillsides.
Description: 
"Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in dry, well-drained, rocky or gravelly soil in full sun."
Description: 
"Propagation: Seeds--plant in spring. Cuttings--taken from soft, almost woody, stems."
Color: 
White
Description: 
Plant life form: Perennial
Description: 
Height: 1.5-5 dm
Description: 
Species description: Ray florets are white and disk florets are yellow. Flowers bloom from May to September.
Description: 
"Species description: Spreading to erect, hairy perennial with resin dots. Leaves are opposite, simple, and sessile."
Description: 
"Habitat: Shortgrass prairies, especially in limestone soil."
Description: 
Range in Kansas: Southwest quarter of the state.