Dysodiopsis tagetoides, commonly known as false dogfennel,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[1] It is native to the United States, where it is restricted to Oklahoma and Texas.[4] It is found in areas of calcareous soil.[5]

Dysodiopsis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Tageteae
Subtribe: Pectidinae
Genus: Dysodiopsis
(A.Gray) Rydb. 1915
Species:
D. tagetoides
Binomial name
Dysodiopsis tagetoides
(Torr. & A.Gray) Rydb.
Synonyms[1][2]
Synonymy
  • Dysodiopsis A.Gray
  • Hymenatherum sect. Dysodiopsis A.Gray
  • Dyssodia sect. Dysodiopsis (A.Gray) Strother
  • Dyssodia tagetoides Torr. & A.Gray
  • Hymenatherum tagetoides (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Thymophylla tagetoides (Torr. & A.Gray) Small

Dysodiopsis is a monotypic genus, and therefore contains no other species.

Description

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Dysodiopsis tagetoides is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (6 feet) tall. The plant produces flower heads one at a time or in loose arrays, each head containing as many as 12 yellow ray florets and up to 40 dull yellow disc florets.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tropicos, Dysodiopsis (A. Gray) Rydb.
  2. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist, Dysodiopsis A.Gray
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Dysodiopsis tagetoides​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Dysodiopsis tagetoides". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ^ Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 346.
  6. ^ Dysodiopsis Flora of North America