Coastal plain honeycombhead facts for kids

Balduina angustifolia is a cool plant often called the coastal plain honeycombhead. It's a type of wildflower that belongs to the sunflower family. You can find this plant growing naturally in the southeastern United States, including states like Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.

What is the Coastal Plain Honeycombhead?

This plant, Balduina angustifolia, is a native species to North America. It's part of a big group of plants known as the sunflower family. These plants are known for their bright, often yellow, flowers. The coastal plain honeycombhead gets its name because its flower centers can look a bit like a honeycomb.

What Does it Look Like?

The coastal plain honeycombhead is a perennial herb. This means it's a plant that lives for more than two years. It also has soft stems, not woody ones like a tree. Its stems branch out, and each plant can have many flower heads.

Each flower head is usually yellow. It has two main parts:

• Ray florets: These are the petal-like parts that stick out from the center. Think of them as the "rays" of a sun.
• Disc florets: These are the tiny, tightly packed flowers in the center of the head. This is the part that looks like a honeycomb.

Where Does it Grow?

This plant loves to grow in sandy soil. You can often spot it in pinelands, which are forests mainly made up of pine trees. It thrives in the warm, sunny conditions found in the southeastern United States.