Verbesina walteri

Shinners

Sida 1: 253. 1964.

Endemic
Basionym: Athanasia paniculata Walter Fl. Carol., 201. 1788,
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 107. Mentioned on page 106.

Plants 100–400 cm (perennating bases ± erect, internodes winged, at least proximal). Leaves all or mostly alternate (proximal usually opposite); blades lance-elliptic to lanceolate or lance-linear, 10–20 × 2–7 cm, bases ± cuneate, margins coarsely toothed to subentire, apices acute, faces ± hirtellous. Heads 8–35+ in corymbiform to paniculiform arrays. Involucres ± saucerlike, 8–10 mm diam. Phyllaries 12–15+ in 1–2 series, ± spreading, oblanceolate to linear, 2–5+ mm. Ray florets 0. Disc florets 40–60+; corollas ochroleucous to white. Cypselae dark brown to blackish, obovate, 3–4.5+ mm, faces ± strigillose; pappi 1–2 mm (sometimes shorter scales between awns). 2n = 34.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Bottomlands, flood plains, borders of woodlands
Elevation: 10–300 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Ga., La., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tex.

Discussion

Verbesina virginica may be no longer present in Georgia and North Carolina.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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John L. Strother +
Shinners +
Athanasia paniculata +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Ga. +, La. +, N.C. +, Okla. +, S.C. +  and Tex. +
10–300 m +
Bottomlands, flood plains, borders of woodlands +
Flowering Aug–Sep. +
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Enceliinae +, Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Engelmanniinae +, Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Spilanthinae +, Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Verbesininae +  and Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Zinniinae +
Verbesina walteri +
Verbesina +
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