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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Arnoglossum reniforme
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arnoglossum reniforme
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Arnoglossum reniforme
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Arnoglossum reniforme
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Arnoglossum muehlenbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-18-003:
Cacalia muhlenbergii FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Cacalia muhlenbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mesadenia reniformis
COMMON NAME:
Great Indian-plantain
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_mere5_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120330_290
March Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Green grooved [ribbed] stems (vs. C. atriplicifolia's glaucous round stems), per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm120330_299
March Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Leaves palmately veined, reniform, shallowly lobed, dentate, petiolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Jeff Ausmus jma_cacmuh
June Monroe County MI
In cultivation
Heads to 1/4" wide with 5 tubular disk florets, each with 5 tightly curled corolla lobes, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Jeff Ausmus jma_cacmuh3
June Monroe County MI
In cultivation
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Jeff Ausmus jma_cacmuh4
June Monroe County MI
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm0507o_27
July Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
The very large, reniform leaves are conspicuous in rich cove forests, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0507o_34
July Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
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JK Marlow jkm090707_087
July Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
Leaves green beneath [vs. glaucous in A. atriplicifolium], per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Jeff Ausmus jma_cacmuh2
July Monroe County MI
In cultivation
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Jeff Ausmus jma_cacmuh5
July Monroe County MI
In cultivation
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Arnoglossum reniforme
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arnoglossum reniforme
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Arnoglossum reniforme
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Arnoglossum reniforme
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Arnoglossum muehlenbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-18-003:
Cacalia muhlenbergii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Cacalia muhlenbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mesadenia reniformis
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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: cove forests, floodplains, other mesic forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in NC & GA Mountains, rare in SC
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, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p254
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p420
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p183
- 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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