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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Balduina uniflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Read more about Savanna Honeycomb-head at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Balduina uniflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Balduina uniflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Balduina uniflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-68-001:
Balduina uniflora FAMILY Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Endorima uniflora
COMMON NAME:
Savanna Honeycomb-head, Yellow Balduina, Oneflower Honeycomb-head
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_enun_001_lvd
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Alistair Glen gwn_balduinauniflora
September Pender County NC
Resembles Helenium vernale but receptacle bracts persistent, honeycomb-like, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Balduina uniflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Balduina uniflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Balduina uniflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Balduina uniflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-68-001:
Balduina uniflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Endorima uniflora
3029
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas and pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (though apparently absent from much of SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Dark brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p256
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p361
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p059
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p277
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p127
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p129
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p059
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