Verbesina aristata

(Elliott) A. Heller

Muhlenbergia 1: 8. 1900.

Endemic
Basionym: Helianthus aristatus Elliott Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 428. 1823
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 110. Mentioned on page 107.

Plants 70–150+ cm (perennating bases ± horizontal rhizomes, internodes not winged). Leaves all or mostly opposite (distal sometimes alternate); blades ± elliptic, 3–6 (–10) × 1.2–2.8 (–3.5) cm, bases rounded, margins toothed, apices ± rounded to acute, faces hirsutulous to hispido-scabrellous or scabrellous. Heads (3–) 12–25+ in ± paniculiform arrays. Involucres ± hemispheric, 8–10 mm diam. Phyllaries 16–24+ in 2–3 series, ± erect, linear, 2–3+ mm. Ray-florets (5–) 11–13; laminae (15–) 25–30+ mm. Disc-florets 40–60 (–80+); corollas yellow. Cypselae purplish black, ± obovate, 4–5 mm, faces glabrous; pappi 0.5–1 mm. 2n = 34.


Phenology: Flowering Jun.
Habitat: Pine woodlands
Elevation: 0–10+ m

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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"broader" is not a number.

... more about "Verbesina aristata"
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
connate +  and distinct +
less rounded;acute +
subequal +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
paniculiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John L. Strother +
(Elliott) A. Heller +
bristlelike +
subulate +
rounded +
Helianthus aristatus +
compound +  and simple +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
lobed;elliptic;lanceolate or lance-linear +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
tuberculate +  and rugose +
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
purplish black +
hairy +  and glabrous +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Ala. +, Fla. +  and Ga. +
0–10+ m +
glabrous +  and hirsutulous +
scabrellous +  and hispido-scabrellous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Pine woodlands +
discoid +  and radiate +
in corymbiform , dichasiiform or paniculiform , arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
each +  and sessile +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
hemispheric +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
sessile +  and petiolate +
cauline +  and basal +
less deltate +  and lance-deltate +
dentate to pinnatifid or palmatifid +  and entire +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Flowering Jun. +
16 +  and 24 +
unequal +  and subequal +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Muhlenbergia +
neuter +, styliferous +  and pistillate +
sterile +  and fertile +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
flat;convex or more or less conic +
subulate +
exalbuminous +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
papillate +
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Enceliinae +, Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Engelmanniinae +, Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Spilanthinae +, Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Verbesininae +  and Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Zinniinae +
Verbesina aristata +
Verbesina +
species +
campanulate +
cylindric +
shorter to longer than campanulate +
toothed +  and subentire +
perennial +  and annual +
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br /> (400 cm4,000 mm <br />4 m <br />) +