Tetraneuris argentea, the perkysue, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It grows in the southwestern United States, primarily in Arizona and New Mexico with additional populations in Utah, Colorado, and the Texas Panhandle.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Perky Sue being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Tetraneuris acaulis
- Tetraneuris ivesiana
- Tetraneuris torreyana
- Psilostrophe bakeri
- Picradeniopsis absinthifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Tetraneuris
- Species
- Tetraneuris argentea
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