Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Arnoglossum ovatum var. lanceolatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Read more about Arnoglossum at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arnoglossum ovatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Arnoglossum ovatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-18-001:
Cacalia lanceolata FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mesadenia lanceolata
COMMON NAME:
Savanna Indian-plantain
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Keith Bradley kab_a_ovatum_09134
April Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
Flowers borne in numerous upright heads within a flat-topped inflorescence, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Arnoglossum ovatum var. lanceolatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arnoglossum ovatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Arnoglossum ovatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-18-001:
Cacalia lanceolata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mesadenia lanceolata
3145
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, especially over coquina limestone ("marl"), per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA (rare in Carolinas)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Larger leaves parallel veined
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Creamy-white
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Dark brown/Blackish
Achene
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