Trilisa paniculata

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Trilisa paniculata
Trilisa paniculata SEF.jpg
Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Trilisa
Species: T. paniculata
Binomial name
Trilisa paniculata
(J.F. Gmel.) Herb.
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Natural range of Trilisa paniculata from Weakley. [1]

Common Names: trilisa;[1] hairy chaffhead[2]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: Carphephorus paniculatus

Description

T. paniculata is a dioecious perennial forb/herb.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs from southeastern North Carolina, south to southern Florida, and westward to the Florida panhandle and southern Alabama.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

T. paniculata occurs in savannas and flatwoods.[1]

Phenology

In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, flowering occurs from August through October and fruiting from September through November.[1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 14 February 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.