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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chrysogonum australe
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
In the past, only one species was recognized in this genus – Chrysogonum virginianum. It ranged naturally from New York south to Louisiana and Florida. Looking closer, however, botanists and horticulturists noted differences. Most obviously, some develop into tight clumps while others form mats. Newer botanical references and a few nurseries divide green and gold into two or three varieties or species. Read more at SCNPS's Plant of the Month
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chrysogonum virginianum var. australe
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Chrysogonum virginianum var. australe
SYNONYMOUS WITH Chrysogonum (Asteraceae) revisited again (Nesom, 2020)
Chrysogonum australe
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Chrysogonum virginianum var. australe
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-56-001b?:
Chrysogonum virginianum var. australe FAMILY Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chrysogonum australe
COMMON NAME:
Gulf Coast Green-and-gold
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Chuck Hubbuch chk_c_australe_1466
April Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Both earliest and late flowering stems leafless, per Weakley's Flora (2024).
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Chuck Hubbuch chk_c_australe_1466b
April Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Longest stolon internodes 12-60cm long (vs. C. repens 2-6cm long), per Weakley's Flora (2024).
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Chuck Hubbuch chk_081723_0852
August Greenville County SC
in cultivation
Plants colonial, forming mats by stolons, per Weakley's Flora (2024).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chrysogonum australe
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chrysogonum virginianum var. australe
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Chrysogonum virginianum var. australe
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Chrysogonum (Asteraceae) revisited again (Nesom, 2020)
Chrysogonum australe
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Chrysogonum virginianum var. australe
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-56-001b?:
Chrysogonum virginianum var. australe
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chrysogonum australe
4663
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist to fairly dry woodlands and forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Plants stoloniferous, stolons usually above ground
FLOWER:
Spring
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Flower heads with 5(6) ray flowers
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers functionally staminate/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
FRUIT:
Spring
Black/Brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p115
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p278
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p066
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