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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Black Snakeroot at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-41-001:
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Black Snakeroot, Dense-spike Blackroot, Wingstem
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Keith Bradley kab_p_pycnostachyum_6460
January Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_p_pycnostachyum_6474
January Miami-Dade County FL
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JK Marlow jkm0505s_08
May Williamsburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0505s_09
May Williamsburg County SC
Leaf bases decurrent down the stem, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm090516_219
May Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm090516_220
May Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Stems & leaf undersurfaces creamy-white floccose-tomentose, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_pycnostachyum_2
July
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_pycnostachyum_5
July
Heads in oblong, terminal spikes, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm081009_085
October Dorchester County SC
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JK Marlow jkm081009_088
October Dorchester County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-41-001:
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
1957
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Discoid flowers very small
Rays: Absent
Bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Reddish-brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p248
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p180
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p166