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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crassocephalum crepidioides
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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The ability of each plant to produce up to 29 flowers, and each flower sending off approximately 150 wind-blown seeds, makes this plant difficult to control and highly invasive. Read more at NC State Extension.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crassocephalum crepidioides
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Redflower Ragleaf, Thickhead
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crassocephalum crepidioides
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crassocephalum crepidioides
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
4507
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Pine rocklands, rockland hammocks, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Africa
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Disc: Red
Rays: Absent
Disc flowers bisexual and fertile
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Achene
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