Carphephorus odoratissimus
| Vanillaleaf | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Carphephorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carphephorus odoratissimus (J.F.Gmel.) H.J.-C. Hebert | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Carphephorus odoratissimus (common name Vanillaleaf)[2] is a species of North American plants in the sunflower family. They are native to the southeastern United States in the States of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida.[3][4]
Carphephorus odoratissimus is an herb up to 180 cm (6 feet) tall, largely without hairs. It produces a flat-topped inflorescence with many small purplish flower heads containing disc florets but no ray florets.[2]
- Carphephorus odoratissimus var. odoratissimus - Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida
- Carphephorus odoratissimus var. subtropicanus Wunderlin & B.F.Hansen - Florida
References
- 1 2 The Plant List, Carphephorus odoratissimus (J.F. Gmel.) H.J.-C. Hebert
- 1 2 3 Flora of North America, Vanillaleaf, Carphephorus odoratissimus (J.F. Gmel.) H.J.-C. Hebert
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Henry J.-C. Hebert. 1968. Generic considerations concerning Carphephorus and Trilisa (Compositae). Rhodora 70:474-485
External links
- Florida Native Plant Society
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
- Alabama Plant Atlas
- photo of herbarium specimen collected in Mississippi
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