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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Facelis retusa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Read more about Trampweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Facelis retusa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Facelis retusa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Facelis retusa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-38-001:
Facelis retusa FAMILY Asteraceae__
(?) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Facelis apiculata
COMMON NAME:
Trampweed, Fluffweed
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JK Marlow jkm160130_118
January Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm160130_119
January Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm160130_121b
January Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200310_3103
March Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140411_814
April Spartanburg County SC
Underside of leaves white-woolly, summit mucronate and nearly truncate, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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JK Marlow jkm140411_816
April Spartanburg County SC
Leaves numerous, ascending, linear-spatulate, upper green & nearly glabrous, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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JK Marlow jkm140411_819
April Spartanburg County SC
Leaves often revolute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_facelis_retusa_0183
April Lexington County SC
Inner involucral bracts w 2 convergent purplish spots below the hyaline apex, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_facelis_retusa_3
April Catawba County NC
Stem freely branched at base, decumbent at base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_facelis_retusa_4333
April Catawba County NC
Pappus of strongly plumose capillary bristles well surpassing the corollas, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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John B. Nelson jbn_7188349298_ffd8022582
May Laurens County SC
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John B. Nelson jbn_7188351454_891d723def
May Laurens County SC
Pappus bristles white, plumose [feathery], 8-10mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm200505_4606
May Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200505_4621
May Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200508_4795
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200508_4796
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm250518_0396
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_facelis_retusa_0168
May Catawba County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_facelis_retusa_6714
June Catawba County NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Facelis retusa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Facelis retusa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Facelis retusa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Facelis retusa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-38-001:
Facelis retusa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
(?)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Facelis apiculata
2033
Forb
Winter annual
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, lawns, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: southern South America
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Disc: Whitish
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene
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