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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gamochaeta simplicicaulis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
NC's tallest everlasting, its stems regularly reaching 2-3' tall and occasionally to 3.5'. The leaves are strongly bicolored, the basal ones usually withered by flowering time. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gamochaeta simplicicaulis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Gamochaeta simplicicaulis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Gamochaeta simplicicaulis
COMMON NAME:
Single-stemmed Everlasting
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gamochaeta simplicicaulis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gamochaeta simplicicaulis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Gamochaeta simplicicaulis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Gamochaeta simplicicaulis
4268
Forb
Annual/Biennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: South America, apparently
Uncommon
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal rosette & lower stem leaves usually absent or withered at flowering)
FLOWER:
Summer
Disc: Whitish/Pinkish?
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
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