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Melampodium leucanthum (plains blackfoot, blackfoot daisy) is an herbaceous perennial plant in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) found on limestone containing rocky slopes in the Sonoran Desert.:41 It is an attractive ornamental with showy flowers and long bloom period, from March to November.:41

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