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Tetragonotheca helianthoides
Also called Pineland Ginseng, Squarehead
Tetragonotheca helianthoides is a species of flowering plant that grows in the southeastern United States. It is a perennial dicot in the Asteraceae family. Common names for it include pineland nerveray, squarehead, and pineland ginseng. It produces an achene fruit. Several two-foot stems grow from its crown and it has a thick taproot. It has yellow flowers.
It has been observed growing in habitats such as mixed oak woodlands, mixed deciduous flatwoods, and forested uplands.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tetragonotheca helianthoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
