Carphephorus odoratissimus |
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vanillaleaf |
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Habit | Plants 50–140(–180) cm. | ||||
Stems | glabrous. |
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Leaves | basal oblanceolate to obovate, mostly 9–50 cm; proximal cauline well developed, gradually reduced distally, clasping, faces not gland-dotted. |
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Peduncles | glabrous. |
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Involucres | 3.5–5 mm. |
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Receptacles | epaleate or partially paleate (paleae 1–2). |
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Corollas | glandular, lobes 0.8–1 mm. |
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Phyllaries | 5–12 in 1–2(–3) series, oblanceolate, gland-dotted, apices obtuse. |
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Heads | in flat-topped, corymbiform arrays. |
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Cypselae | glandular; pappus bristles in ± 1 series. |
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Carphephorus odoratissimus |
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Distribution |
AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC
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Discussion | Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 536. | ||||
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Eupatorieae > Carphephorus | ||||
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Synonyms | Chrysocoma odoratissima, Liatris odoratissima, Trilisa odoratissima | ||||
Name authority | (J. F. Gmelin) H. J.-C. Hebert: Rhodora 70: 483. (1968) | ||||
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