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Desert Chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)

Desert Chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)

This is Desert Chicory from the Coachella Valley of California. .

Macrophotograph

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Rosids ORDER: Asterales FAMILY: Asteraceae TRIBE: Cichorieae GENUS: Rafinesquia SPECIES: neomexicana

Significance in the Environment:

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References:

Faegri, Knut and Johs Iversen, TEXTBOOK OF POLLEN ANALYSIS, Hafner Publishing Company, 1964.

Kapp, Ronald O., HOW TO KNOW POLLEN AND SPORES, Wm. C. Brown Company, 1969.

Moore, P.D., J. A. Webb, and M. E. Collinson, POLLEN ANALYSIS, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991