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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Pale Indian Plantain at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-18-002:
Cacalia atriplicifolia FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mesadenia atriplicifolia
COMMON NAME:
Pale Indian-plantain
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_meat_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm060521_047
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
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JK Marlow jkm200517_5025
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200517_5026
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves triangular-reniform, white-glaucous beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm100626_096
June Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
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JK Marlow jkm160726_041
July Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
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JK Marlow jkm0508b_29
August Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm0508g_01
August Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm060805_152
August Haywood County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm060805_163
August Haywood County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm060813_326
August Transylvania County NC
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JK Marlow jkm060813_334
August Transylvania County NC
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JK Marlow jkm060813_341
August Transylvania County NC
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JK Marlow jkm190802_0545
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210807_2570b
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Heads 5-flowered. Involucres cylindric, 7-9mm long, 3-5mm broad, bracts 5, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm210824_2974
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm060903_001
September Transylvania County NC
The stem is glaucous and round, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm180903_4471
September Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm230905_5191
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230905_5192
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow s060903_ab
September Transylvania County NC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm181024_5334
October Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow s081012_c
October Pickens County SC
Clemson Forest
Nutlets ellipsoid, 4-5mm long; pappus 5-6mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm061105_007b
November Oconee County SC
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JK Marlow jkm061105_016
November Oconee County SC
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JK Marlow jkm181106_5655
November Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-18-002:
Cacalia atriplicifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mesadenia atriplicifolia
226
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic forests, open woodlands and woodland edges, clearings, prairies, meadows, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Larger leaves palmately veined
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Whitish/Greenish
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Dark brown/Blackish
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p208
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p254
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p420
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p049
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p182
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p058
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p280
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p329
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p183
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