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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus   FAMILY Asteraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-44-001:

Erigeron pulchellus   FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Erigeron pulchellus

 

COMMON NAME:
Robin's Plantain


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image of Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Robin's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm230320_1692

March    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

image of Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Robin's Plantain

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_erigeron_pulchellus

March        

Robin's Plantain is one of the earliest composites to bloom, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Robin's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm130420_454

April    Transylvania County    NC

Foothills Trail

Involucral bracts densely pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Robin's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm170414_654

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Robin's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm190416_7435

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Robin's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm190416_7436

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Robin's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm200403_3510

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Usually 2-5 flower heads with 50-100 ray flowers terminating a hairy stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Robin's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm080504_064

May    Swain County    NC

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

A stoloniferous, hairy plant with oblanceolate, scalloped basal leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Robin's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm080504_070

May    Swain County    NC

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Robin's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm080504_072

May    Swain County    NC

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Above the basal leaves, a few small alternate leaves with clasping bases, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Robin's Plantain

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_erigeron_pulchellus_2

May        

image of Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Robin's Plantain

JK Marlow    jkm131029_105

October    Pickens County    SC

Table Rock State Park

image of Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Robin's Plantain

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmepulchellus_sta11

Month Unknown    Oconee County    SC

Oconee Station/Station Cove

Flower heads about an inch across, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-44-001:
Erigeron pulchellus   FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Erigeron pulchellus

 

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528

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist slopes, coves, limestone bluffs, trail margins, roadbanks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rays: Lavender/White
Disc: Yellow/Yellowish
Flower heads with 50-100 ray flowers
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Greenish-tan
Achene

 

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