| Author | Nuttall | |
| Distribution | There is a single specimen at SERNEC database: Mecklenburg, weedy lawn, Charlotte, taken in 2008.
Mostly Midwestern, from IL and MO to TX; scattered E to KY, TN, AL; introduced in MD, NC. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. | |
| Habitat | "Weedy lawn" in urban Charlotte. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting June-September. | |
| Identification | Plants potentially can grow to 5 feet, but the NC specimen is less than 2 feet. Leaves occur throughout the stem height, lance-shaped to narrowly elliptic, blunt, margins not toothed. Heads occur terminally, singly or in a tight cluster, heads circular in cross-section and with bristly loooking bracts. Rays and discs are yellow. Leaves, stem, and usually the bracts are sticky or resinous. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | G4 | |
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