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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crassocephalum crepidioides   FAMILY Asteraceae__   Go to FSUS key



(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crassocephalum crepidioides   FAMILY Asteraceae__

 

COMMON NAME:
Redflower Ragleaf, Thickhead


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image of Crassocephalum crepidioides, Redflower Ragleaf, Thickhead

Keith Bradley    kab_062409ccrepidioides

June    Miami-Dade County    FL

Redlands

The reddish-orange to reddish-pink cylindrical flower heads droop downward as if water stressed, per Biology and Management of Thickhead (Crassocephalum crepidioides) in Ornamental Crop Production (Bechtloff et al., 2019).

image of Crassocephalum crepidioides, Redflower Ragleaf, Thickhead

Keith Bradley    kab_062409ccrepidioidesb

June    Miami-Dade County    FL

Redlands

Phyllaries uniseriate, linear-lanceolate, equal, margin narrowly scarious, apically puberulent, per Flora of China.

image of Crassocephalum crepidioides, Redflower Ragleaf, Thickhead

Keith Bradley    kab_062409ccrepidioidesc

June    Miami-Dade County    FL

Redlands

Upper stems ribbed with short, thick hairs; lower plant smooth and without hairs, per Biology and Management of Thickhead (Crassocephalum crepidioides) in Ornamental Crop Production (Bechtloff et al., 2019).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crassocephalum crepidioides   FAMILY Asteraceae__

(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crassocephalum crepidioides   FAMILY Asteraceae__

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4507

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Pine rocklands, rockland hammocks, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Africa

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate or opposite

FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Disc: Red
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual and fertile

FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Achene

 

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