Vascular Plants of North Carolina
Section: Common Name: Scientific Name: Family:
Account for Blunt Lawn-weed - Chevreulia sarmentosa   (Pers.) S.F. Blake
Members of Asteraceae:
Members of Chevreulia with account distribution info or public map:
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Author(Pers.) S.F. Blake
DistributionOne collection, from Union County in 2024 (NCU0045522).

Native of southern South America. Weakley (2024a) shows only a record(s) from the SC Coastal Plain as the only record in the Southeastern states. Obviously, this is a very recent introduction.
AbundanceVery rare.
HabitatLawns and waste areas.
Phenology
IdentificationThis species differs from Chevreulia acuminata by its leaves being in a basal rosette, as opposed to basal and on the stem. Also, this species has spathulate leaves with rounded tips, whereas C. acuminata has acuminate tips to the leaves.
Taxonomic Comments
Other Common Name(s)Blunt-leaved Skyweed
State RankSE
Global RankGNR
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