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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Boltonia diffusa var. diffusa
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Read more about Boltonia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Boltonia diffusa var. diffusa
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Boltonia diffusa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Boltonia diffusa var. diffusa
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-45-001?:
Boltonia caroliniana FAMILY Asteraceae
COMMON NAME:
Southern Doll's-daisy, Boltonia, Smallhead Doll's-daisy
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_b_diffusa_diffusa_1
September Lincoln County NC
Leaf blades linear to narrowly lanceolate, bases not decurrent, per Flora of North America.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_b_diffusa_diffusa_3
September Lincoln County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_b_diffusa_diffusa_4
September Lincoln County NC
Stems erect (slender). Flower heads in paniculiform arrays, per Flora of North America.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_b_diffusa_diffusa_2
October Lincoln County NC
Ray florets 20-40, corollas white to lilac, laminae 3-6.3mm, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Boltonia diffusa var. diffusa
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Boltonia diffusa var. diffusa
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Boltonia diffusa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Boltonia diffusa var. diffusa
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-45-001?:
Boltonia caroliniana
FAMILY
Asteraceae
1946
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: clay-based Carolina bays, roadsides, powerline rights-of-way, and other artificially open areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Coastal Plain of South Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in Carolinas
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: White/Pink/Lavender
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p122?
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p062
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p280?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p329
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