Flower profile
Prairie broomweed
Amphiachyris dracunculoides
Prairie broomweed (Amphiachyris dracunculoides) is a flowering plant in the Asteraceae family, native in the lower 48 states, blooming mostly September–October across the U.S.
Prairie broomweed is a wildflower that USDA PLANTS lists as native in the lower 48 states.
*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 17, 2026.
On our lists for: Oklahoma
Quick look
Amphiachyris dracunculoides, commonly called broomweed, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the United States, primarily the southern Great Plains from Missouri to eastern New Mexico.
- It belongs to the Asteraceae family. iNaturalist
- USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a annual life cycle. USDA PLANTS
- USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 19 states. USDA PLANTS
- NatureServe lists it as native to Oklahoma. NatureServe
- iNaturalist has 441 research-grade sightings of it in Oklahoma, ranking #84 among the 159 flowers on our Oklahoma list. iNaturalist
When does it bloom?
Conservation status
- Federal (U.S. ESA)
- Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. USFWS ECOS
- NatureServe global
- G4 Apparently secure worldwide. NatureServe
- Oklahoma
- No list Oklahoma has no state law listing endangered or threatened plants, so we show NatureServe's Oklahoma ranks instead. NatureServe: SNR, not yet ranked in Oklahoma.
- Rare elsewhere
- Other states where NatureServe ranks it rare or missing: MS (S1). (S1 critically imperiled, S2 imperiled, SH possibly extirpated, SX presumed extirpated.)
Checked October 17, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.
Can you eat it?
None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no page for this plant), USDA PLANTS) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people.
It isn't on the ASPCA plant list.
🌿 Never eat a wild plant unless you're certain of its ID; this isn't medical advice. Worried about a person? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Worried about a pet? Call your vet.
Where does it grow?
USDA PLANTS records prairie broomweed in 19 states.
recorded by USDA PLANTS on our state lists not recorded
See the full list of states
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.
Oklahoma counties with USDA records: Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Carter, Cherokee, Cleveland, Comanche, Creek, Custer, Dewey, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, Murray, Muskogee, Oklahoma, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Sequoyah, Stephens, Tulsa, Woods.
Names, range and relatives
Other scientific names (synonyms in USDA PLANTS): Brachyris dracunculoides, Gutierrezia dracunculoides, Xanthocephalum dracunculoides.
County records: USDA PLANTS lists it in 250 counties across 15 states; the most are in Texas (91), Kansas (60), Oklahoma (38).
More from the Asteraceae family (212 on Bloomipedia; most observed first): Common yarrow, Goldenrods, White snakeroot, Sunflowers, Chicory, Black-eyed Susan, Bull thistle, Common dandelion.
More Oklahoma flowers
Sources
- USDA, NRCS. PLANTS Database, profile AMDR.
- iNaturalist, Amphiachyris dracunculoides: taxonomy, research-grade observation counts and “Flowering” annotations, retrieved October 17, 2026.
- Wikipedia, Amphiachyris dracunculoides (lead quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma Noxious Weed Law (2 O.S. § 3-220).
- USFWS, ECOS species database (ESA listing check), October 17, 2026.
- NatureServe Explorer, Amphiachyris dracunculoides (global and state ranks).
- Edibility and toxicity: no source found (marked "not well documented").
- Photo: Alexandria Szakacs via iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · resized.