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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Trilisa odoratissima
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Read more about Vanilla-leaf at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carphephorus odoratissimus
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Carphephorus odoratissimus var. odoratissimus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-31-001:
Trilisa odoratissima
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Vanilla-leaf, Deer's-tongue, Pineland Purple
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_trod_001_lvd
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Alistair Glen gwn_carphephorusodorati2
August Pender County NC
Trilisa has smaller heads, and fewer phyllaries per head, than Carphephorus, per Weakley's Flora.
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Alistair Glen gwn_carphephorusodorati3
August Pender County NC
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Alistair Glen gwn_carphephorusodoratis
August Pender County NC
Plants have a strong odor of coumarin or vanilla, per Flora of North America.
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Will Stuart wil_t_odoratissima_657
September New Hanover County NC
Stanley Rehder Carnvorous Plant Garden
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Will Stuart wil_t_odoratissima_663
September New Hanover County NC
Stanley Rehder Carnvorous Plant Garden
Capitulescence corymbose, lateral branches equally or overtopping central ones, per Weakley's Flora.
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Will Stuart wil_t_odoratissima_667
September New Hanover County NC
Stanley Rehder Carnvorous Plant Garden
Stem leaves ovate to elliptic, half-clasping, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Will Stuart wil_t_odoratissima_836
September New Hanover County NC
Stanley Rehder Carnvorous Plant Garden
Midstem leaves broadly elliptic, margins often shallowly dentate, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm081009_090
October Dorchester County SC
Has the largest leaves of our species of Carphephorus and Trilisa, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow s081009_a
October Dorchester County SC
Basal leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, obtuse, base attenuate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Trilisa odoratissima
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carphephorus odoratissimus
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Carphephorus odoratissimus var. odoratissimus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-31-001:
Trilisa odoratissima
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
2747
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Moist to mesic pine savannas and flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate (reduced upward)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Lavender/Deep pink
Rays: Absent
Bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown/Black
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p042
- Everglades Wildflowers p023
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p251
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p383
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p153
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p387
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p108
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p257