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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gamochaeta purpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Spoonleaf Purple Everlasting at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gamochaeta purpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Gamochaeta purpurea
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-40-004a:
Gnaphalium purpureum var. purpureum FAMILY Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Gnaphalium purpureum
COMMON NAME:
Spoonleaf Purple Everlasting, Purple Cudweed
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_gapu3_002_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_gnpu2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0404w_18
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm230418_2663
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_g_purpurea_0168
April Lexington County SC
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Keith Bradley kab_g_purpurea_0176
April Lexington County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmgpurpurea_home1
April Anderson County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmgpurpurea_home4
April Anderson County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm43011_223
April Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0505c_01
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0505p_2223
May Greenville County SC
Field
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JK Marlow jkm190503_8054
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190503_8056
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190503_8059
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190508_8252
May Greenville County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm51411_196
May Spartanburg County SC
Outer phyllaries are hairy at their bases, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Roxanna Martin rlm52111_290
May Spartanburg County SC
Pappus bristles capillary, antrorsely barbed, promptly deciduous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmgpurpurea_and10
Month Unknown Anderson County SC
Lvs bicolored, sparsely arachnose above. Stem lvs oblanceolate to spatulate, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gamochaeta purpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gamochaeta purpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Gamochaeta purpurea
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-40-004a:
Gnaphalium purpureum var. purpureum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Gnaphalium purpureum
2570
Forb
Annual/Biennial
Habitat: Prairies, woodlands, fields, roadsides, pastures, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
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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
Basal rosette & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Disc: Whitish/Pinkish
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Whitish/Pinkish
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p226
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p086?
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p382
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p118
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p298
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p187?
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