Arnoglossum reniforme

Arnoglossum reniforme, the great Indian plantain,[2] is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family.[3] It is native to the central and east-central United States primarily in the Appalachian Mountains, the Ohio/Tennessee Valley, and the Mississippi Valley. There are additional populations in the east (New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina) and farther west in Oklahoma.[4]

Arnoglossum reniforme
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arnoglossum
Species:
A. reniforme
Binomial name
Arnoglossum reniforme
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Senecio atriplicifolius var. reniformis Hook. 1834
  • Arnoglossum muehlenbergii (Sch.Bip.) H.Rob.
  • Cacalia muehlenbergii (Sch.Bip.) Fernald
  • Cacalia reniformis Muhl. ex Willd. 1803 not Lam. 1779
  • Conophora reniformis (Hook.) Nieuwl.
  • Mesadenia muehlenbergii (Sch.Bip.) Rydb.
  • Mesadenia reniformis (Hook.) Raf.
  • Senecio muehlenbergii Sch.Bip.
  • Senecio reniformis (Hook.) MacMill.

Arnoglossum reniforme is a large plant growing up to 300 cm (120 inches or 10 feet) tall. Flower heads are small but numerous, usually white or pale green. The species grows in open, wooded areas.[3][5]

Arnoglossum reniforme seeds

References
  1. The Plant List Arnoglossum reniforme (Hooker) H. Rob.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Arnoglossum reniforme". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 625 Arnoglossum reniforme (Hook.) H. Rob., Phytologia 46: 441. 1974.
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1902. Botanical Gazette 33(2): 157 description in English, as Cacalia sulcata


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