Arnoglossum sulcatum

Arnoglossum sulcatum, the Georgia Indian plantain,[2] is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family.[3] It is native to the southeastern United States in the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.[4]

Arnoglossum sulcatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arnoglossum
Species:
A. sulcatum
Binomial name
Arnoglossum sulcatum
Synonyms[1]
  • Cacalia sulcata Fernald
  • Mesadenia sulcata (Fernald) Small
  • Mesadenia sulcata (Fernald) Harper

Arnoglossum sulcatum is a large plant growing up to 140 cm (56 inches) tall. Flower heads are small but numerous, usually white or pale green, occasionally slightly purplish. The species grows in wet, shaded areas.[3][5]

References
  1. The Plant List Arnoglossum sulcatum (Fernald) H. Rob.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Arnoglossum sulcatum". 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 sulcatum (Fernald) H. Robinson, Phytologia. 28: 295. 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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