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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Balduina atropurpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
For more information about this very rare plant, read the US Fish & Wildlife Service's fact sheet.
Read more from the South Carolina Plant Conservation Alliance.
Read more about Balduina at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Balduina atropurpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Balduina atropurpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Balduina atropurpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-68-002:
Balduina atropurpurea FAMILY Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Endorima atropurpurea
COMMON NAME:
Purple-disk Honeycomb-head, Bog Honeycomb-head, Purple Balduina, Purple Honeycomb-head
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Balduina atropurpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Balduina atropurpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Balduina atropurpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Balduina atropurpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-68-002:
Balduina atropurpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Endorima atropurpurea
3156
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Peaty seepage bogs and wet pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare (historically in NC Coastal Plain, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Reddish-purple
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual/ Ray flowers sterile
FRUIT:
Fall
Dark brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p169
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p361
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p059
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p127
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p059
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