Verbesina aristata
Muhlenbergia 1: 8. 1900.
Endemic
Basionym: Helianthus aristatus Elliott Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 428. 1823
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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
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ga.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"broader" is not a number.
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introrse +
connate +
herbaceous +
less rounded;acute +
scarious +
absent +
hirsute +
papillate +
paniculiform +
bristlelike +
absent +
continuous +
rounded +
elliptic +
lobed;elliptic;lanceolate or lance-linear +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
1;15 +
stigmatic +
absent +
zygomorphic +
yellow +
winged +
purplish black +
dimorphic +
obovate +
4mm;5mm +
staminate +
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straight +
distinct +
proximal +
1;5 +
bisexual +
dispersed +
singly +
discoid +
indeterminate +
12;25 +
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toothed +
2-carpellate +
inferior +
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persistent +
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falling +
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tough +
thick +
absent +
connate +
persistent +
distinct +
falling +
erect +
Muhlenbergia +
1900 +
absent +
paleate +
flat;convex or more or less conic +
fibrous +
subulate +
exalbuminous +
modifed +
2;3 +
Endemic +
alternate +
branched +
erect +
continuous +
2-branched +
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Verbesina aristata +
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campanulate +
equaling +
much shorter +
cylindric +
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