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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Boraginales? order assignment uncertain
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lithospermum canescens
FAMILY
Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lithospermum canescens
FAMILY
Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 161-05-003:
Lithospermum canescens
FAMILY
Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Batschia canescens
COMMON NAME:
Hoary Puccoon, Indian-paint
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lica12_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_canescens
March
Flowers 3/8" wide, in cymes crowded in a rather flat terminal inflorescence, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_canescens_1
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_canescens_1b
April
Corolla lobes rounded, spreading, entire; tube 7-14mm long; style included, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_canescens_2
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_canescens_2b
April
Leaves lanceolate to narrowly oblong, ~ 2" long, softly and densely hairy, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.