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Aphanostephus skirrhobasis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Aphanostephus
Species:	A. skirrhobasis
Binomial name
*Aphanostephus skirrhobasis* (DC.) Trel. ex Coville & Branner
Synonyms
Aphanostephus arkansanus (DC.) A.Gray Egletes arkansana (DC.) Nutt. Egletes texana Engelm. ex A.Gray Keerlia skirrhobasis DC. Leucopsidium arkansanum DC. Aphanostephus kidderi S.F.Blake, syn of var. kidderi

Aphanostephus skirrhobasis, common name Arkansas lazydaisy, is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native primarily to the southern Great Plains of the United States (Texas, Oklahoma, eastern New Mexico, southern Kansas, southwestern Missouri, western Arkansas, western Louisiana) with additional populations in Florida and the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

Aphanostephus skirrhobasis is an annual plant up to 45 cm (18 inches) tall.

Varieties

Aphanostephus skirrhobasis var. kidderi (S.F.Blake) B.L.Turner - sandy and gravelly soils, Texas and Tamaulipas
Aphanostephus skirrhobasis var. skirrhobasis - most of species range except Florida + Tamaulipas
Aphanostephus skirrhobasis var. thalassius Shinners - coastal sand dunes in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Tamaulipas

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