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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Trilisa paniculata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Deer's-tongue at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carphephorus paniculatus
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Carphephorus paniculatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-31-002:
Trilisa paniculata FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trilisa paniculata
COMMON NAME:
Deer's-tongue, Hairy Chaffhead, Panicled Chaffhead, Trilisa
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_trpa7_001_lvd
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Will Stuart wil_t_paniculata_1048
September Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
An open savanna in mid-September after a spring burn.
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Will Stuart wil_t_paniculata_1050
September Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
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Will Stuart wil_t_paniculata_1399
September Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
Capitulescence a cylindrical thrysoid panicle [here w Palamedes Swallowtail], per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Will Stuart wil_t_paniculata_720
September Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
Stems of T. paniculata are densely pubescent; T. odoratissima's are glabrous. — Will Stuart
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JK Marlow jkm081009_001
October Dorchester County SC
Stem leaves 30 or more, not to slightly clasping, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm081009_004
October Dorchester County SC
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JK Marlow jkm081009_010
October Dorchester County SC
Leaves reminiscent of T. odoratissima, but narrower, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Sharleen Johnson shj_1859318994409425
December Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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Sharleen Johnson shj_584780593411719
December Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Trilisa paniculata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carphephorus paniculatus
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Carphephorus paniculatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-31-002:
Trilisa paniculata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Trilisa paniculata
2746
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas and flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate (reduced upward)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Lavender/Deep pink
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown/Black
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p042
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p385
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p387
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p172
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p109
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p257
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p065
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p201
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