Cauline leaves 30–90 × 2–6 mm, reduced distally. Involucres 8–12 mm. Phyllary faces sparsely to moderately sericeous, sometimes sparsely stipitate-glandular distally. Ray florets 10–16; laminae 7–15. Disc florets 30–40; corollas 6.5–8.5 mm, lobes 0.6–0.8 mm, throats and lobes glabrous or proximal throats sparsely short-pilose. 2n = 36.

Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall (to Dec; rarely spring, Fla).
Habitat: Sandy soils, margins of pine woods and scrub, roadsides
Elevation: 0–600 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Del., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Md., Miss., N.C., Ohio, S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., Mexico, West Indies (Bahamas), Central America (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras).

Discussion

Variety latifolia is the most variable variety, particularly in leaf size, and involucre and stem heights.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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