| Author | Nicolson | |
| Distribution | So far, collected from Durham, Forsyth, Johnston, and Wake counties; but could turn up anywhere in the Piedmont, Sandhills, and Coastal Plain. The Forsyth specimen was collected in July 2021 by Lisa Gould.
Native of Paleotropics; scattered around the globe in hot to warm climates. | |
| Abundance | Apparently very rare, but expected elsewhere. | |
| Habitat | Weed in campus shrub plantings (Durham), accidental introduction with containerized plants (Horticulture Lab, Wake), weed in home garden (Johnston), curbside of Reynolds Road, Winston-Salem (originally planted several years ago at Reynolds Gardens). | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting May-October. | |
| Identification | Typically grows as very slender stems up to a foot or so tall. Leaves are basal and near-basal, elliptical to obovate in outline, with several small to moderate marginal teeth. Much smaller leaves may be present to halfway up stem. Inflorescences are composed of one to a few heads at ends of short peduncles. Heads are narrow, distinctly wider at base; ray florets are lacking, disc florets are salmon-red or purple-red (not violet). | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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