NameThatPlant.net: Arnoglossum ovatum var. ovatum

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Arnoglossum ovatum var. ovatum FAMILY Asteraceae__ Go to FSUS key

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INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arnoglossum ovatum FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America

Arnoglossum ovatum

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)

Cacalia ovata

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Mesadenia elliottii

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Mesadenia maxima

COMMON NAME:
Broadleaf Indian Plantain, Ovateleaf Indian Plantain, Ovateleaf Cacalia

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Arnoglossum ovatum var. ovatum FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arnoglossum ovatum FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Arnoglossum ovatum

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Cacalia ovata

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mesadenia elliottii

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mesadenia maxima

3175

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Bottomlands, bay forests, moist or wet forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Uncommon

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Creamy-white
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Dark brown/Blackish
Achene

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