Arnoglossum floridanum

(A. Gray) H. Robinson

Phytologia 28: 294. 1974.

EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Cacalia floridana A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 52. 1883
Synonyms: Conophora floridana (A. Gray) Nieuwland Mesadenia floridana (A. Gray) Greene
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Plants to 100 cm (weakly rhizomatous). Stems 5-ribbed. Basal leaves: blades (usually with 5 main veins from bases) ovate to elliptic, to 18 cm, margins entire. Cauline leaves: proximal petiolate, ovate, margins crenulate; distal petiolate or sessile, smaller. Involucres 12–15 mm. Phyllaries (light green) ovate, midvein wings uniform or highest at apices. Corollas white or light green, (9–) 11–12 mm. Cypselae fusiform, 5 mm (green); pappi 7–8.5 mm. 2n = 50, 52.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Dry sand ridges, pine-oak woodlands
Elevation: 0–20+ m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Arnoglossum floridanum is known only from central peninsular Florida.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Arnoglossum floridanum"
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
papillate +
truncate-penicillate;truncate +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lance-linear +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Loran C. Anderson +
(A. Gray) H. Robinson +
decurrent +
Cacalia floridana +
ovate;elliptic +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (18 cm180 mm <br />0.18 m <br />) +
winged;nerved;ribbed +
barbellate +  and smooth +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
light green +  and white +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
nerved +  and (4-)10-15-ribbed +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
sessile +  and petiolate +
0–20+ m +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Dry sand ridges, pine-oak woodlands +
indeterminate +
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
each +  and sessile +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
cylindric;turbinate +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
sessile +  and petiolate +
cauline +  and basal +
recurved;spreading +
lanceolate +
crenulate +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.85 cm8.5 mm <br />0.0085 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Jul. +
unequal +  and subequal +
styliferous +, neuter +  and pistillate +
sterile +  and fertile +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
convex;flat +
exalbuminous +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +
Conophora floridana +  and Mesadenia floridana +
Arnoglossum floridanum +
Arnoglossum +
species +
campanulate +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (300 cm3,000 mm <br />3 m <br />) +