Carphephorus odoratissimus var. odoratissimus

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 537.

Plants with strong odor of coumarin or vanilla. Basal leaves usually more than 15 × 5 cm; midstem leaves broadly elliptic, apices flared away from stems, margins often shallowly dentate. Primary head-bearing branches diverging from main axes at 10–20°. Florets mostly 7–10.


Phenology: Flowering (Aug–)Sep–Oct(–Nov).
Habitat: Pine-oak borders, longleaf pine savannas, flatwoods, fields, roadsides, fencerows, stream bottoms, seepage and boggy areas, sandy sites, limestone ridges or clay hills
Elevation: 0–80 m

Distribution

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Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Guy L. Nesom +
(J. F. Gmelin) H. J.-C. Hebert +
Chrysocoma odoratissima +
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, N.C. +  and S.C. +
0–80 m +
Pine-oak borders, longleaf pine savannas, flatwoods, fields, roadsides, fencerows, stream bottoms, seepage and boggy areas, sandy sites, limestone ridges or clay hills +
Flowering (Aug–)Sep–Oct(–Nov). +
Liatris odoratissima +  and Trilisa odoratissima +
Carphephorus odoratissimus var. odoratissimus +
Carphephorus odoratissimus +
variety +