Phoebanthus grandiflorus S.F.Blake

Florida false sunflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Phoebanthus

Characteristics

Perennials, 50–100+ cm (tubers 2–10 cm). Leaves mostly alternate, sometimes proximal opposite; blades linear to linear-lanceolate, the larger 2–7 cm × 3–7 mm. Involucres hemispheric, 10–12 × 12–20 mm. Paleae 10 × 2 mm (lateral lobes nearly equaling central lobe). Phyllaries appressed. Ray laminae 20–40 mm. Disc florets 50+; corollas 5–7 mm. Cypselae 3.5–4.5 mm; pappi 0 or of 1(–2) lacerate scales 0.4–2 mm plus 0–2 scales 0.2–0.5 mm. 2n = 68.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Light 4-6
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Distribution

Phoebanthus grandiflorus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:193724-2
WFO ID wfo-0000040880
COL ID 3K58L
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Synonyms

Phoebanthus grandiflorus Helianthella grandiflora