Conoclinium betonicifolium
Phytologia 19: 300. 1970.
Common names: Betony-leaf mistflower
Basionym: Eupatorium betonicifolium Miller Gard. Dict. ed. 8, Eupatorium no. 9. 1768
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 479.
Revision as of 18:46, 24 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Stems decumbent or procumbent (rooting at nodes). Leaf blades usually oblong to oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate to ovate, sometimes triangular, 2.5–5(–11) cm, bases cordate, obtuse, or truncate (often subauriculate), margins usually crenate to dentate, rarely entire, apices rounded to obtuse. Phyllaries ca. 4 mm. Corollas blue to purple, 2.5–3 mm. Cypselae 1.2–1.8 mm, glabrous; pappi: bristle tips dilated.
Distribution
Tex., Mexico.
Discussion
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
Key
| 1 | Leaf blades mostly oblong to oblong-lanceolate, bases cordate to truncate (often subauriculate), margins crenate; coastal habitats | Conoclinium betonicifolium var. betonicifolium |
| 1 | Leaf blades mostly oblanceolate to ovate, bases cordate, obtuse, or truncate, margins crenate or entire; inland habitats along streams and around lakes | Conoclinium betonicifolium var. integrifolium |