title: Aphanostephus ramosissimus
text: # Aphanostephus ramosissimus
  
  Aphanostephus ramosissimus is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, with the common name plains lazydaisy. It is native to the southwestern and south-central United States, the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, as well as to central and northern Mexico as far south as Puebla and Michoacán.
  
  ## Description
  
  Aphanostephus ramosissimus is an annual herb up to 45 cm (18 inches) tall. It produces multiple flowers, each containing a few dozen long, thin, white petals that radiate from a yellow central disc.
  
  ### Varieties
  
  * Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. humilis (Benth.) B.L.Turner & Birdsong
  * Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. ramosus (DC.) B.L.Turner & Birdsong
  * Aphanostephus ramosissimus var. ramosissimus
  