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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Youngia japonica
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Youngia japonica
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 179-11-001:
Crepis japonica
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
COMMON NAME:
Asiatic Hawksbeard, Youngia, Japanese Crepis, Oriental Hawksbeard
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JK Marlow jkm120330_186
March Pickens County SC
Basal leaves oblanceolate, pinnatisect to runcinate [as in Taraxacum], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm120330_188b
March Pickens County SC
Rays 5-6mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm120330_193
March Pickens County SC
Involucres 5-6mm long, 1.5-2.5mm broad; inner bracts linear, outer very short, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
involucral bracts of DYCs with ray flowers only (no disc)
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JK Marlow jkm180331_196
March Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Plants are typically about 1' tall but vary considerably, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm180331_199
March Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
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JK Marlow jkm180331_199b
March Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Flower heads are small and composed of 10-20 ray flowers, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_youngia_japonica_3
March
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JK Marlow jkm150407_123124
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm160405_030
April Greenville County SC
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Gill Newberry gn05_c_yongia_japonica
May
Spreading rapidly here, now moving into minimally-disturbed natural areas, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm140504_760762
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140504_764766
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Keith Bradley kab_y_japonica_77089
July Miami-Dade County FL