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straggler daisy

Leaf

blades 1–3(–6) cm.

Cypselae

2–4 mm;

pappi of ± erect to spreading awns, the longer 1–2(–3+) mm.

Rays

often inconspicuous, laminae mostly 2–5 mm.

2n

= 24.

Calyptocarpus vialis

Phenology Flowering ± year round.
Habitat Ruderal, lawns, along paths and roads, clays, sands, calcareous soils
Elevation 0–300 m (0–1000 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; FL; LA; MS; TX; Mexico; Central America
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Source FNA vol. 21, p. 133.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ecliptinae > Calyptocarpus
Synonyms C. blepharolepis
Name authority Lessing: Syn. Gen. Compos., 221. (1832)
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