Verbesina chapmanii
Rhodora 74: 100. 1972.
Endemic
Plants 50–50 (–80+) cm (perennating bases ± horizontal rhizomes, internodes not winged). Leaves all or mostly opposite (distal sometimes alternate); blades ± elliptic, 3–6 (–10) × 0.8–2.2 (–3) cm, bases ± cuneate, margins toothed to subentire, apices ± rounded or obtuse, faces ± scabrellous. Heads borne singly or (2–) 3+ in dichasial arrays. Involucres ± hemispheric to turbinate, 8–16 mm diam. Phyllaries 18–24+ in 2–3 series, ± erect, spatulate to lance-linear, 5–9+ mm. Ray-florets 0. Disc-florets 40–60 (–80+); corollas yellow. Cypselae purplish black, ± elliptic, 5–7 mm, faces glabrous or sparsely hirtellous; pappi 0–0.3 mm. 2n = 34.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Pine barrens, bogs, flatwoods
Elevation: 10–30 m
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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introrse +
connate +
herbaceous +
obtuse;rounded +
scarious +
absent +
hirsute +
papillate +
dichasial +
bristlelike +
absent +
continuous +
cuneate +
elliptic +
lobed;elliptic;lanceolate or lance-linear +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
1;15 +
stigmatic +
absent +
zygomorphic +
yellow +
winged +
elliptic +
purplish black +
dimorphic +
5mm;7mm +
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Fla. +
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scabrellous +
distinct +
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1;5 +
bisexual +
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2-carpellate +
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falling +
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tough +
thick +
absent +
connate +
persistent +
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falling +
erect +
Rhodora +
1972 +
absent +
paleate +
flat;convex or more or less conic +
fibrous +
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exalbuminous +
modifed +
2;3 +
Endemic +
alternate +
branched +
erect +
continuous +
2-branched +
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Verbesina chapmanii +
Verbesina +
species +
campanulate +
equaling +
much shorter +
cylindric +
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