Vascular Plants of North Carolina
Account for Savanna Indian-plantain - Arnoglossum ovatum var. lanceolatum   (Nuttall) D.B. Ward
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Author(Nuttall) D.B. Ward
DistributionSouthern outer Coastal Plain.

Coastal Plain, NC to southern FL and eastern TX.
AbundanceRare on the landscape; where found, plants may be uncommon to common.
HabitatWet longleaf Pine-Wiregrass savannas and flatwoods, often over marl or coquina limestone.
PhenologyFlowering and fruiting August-October.
IdentificationStems usually are 3-6 feet tall, with lance-shaped to narrowly elliptic leaves. The whole plant is glaucescent green. The inflorescence is branched but rather narrow in outline. Each head is cylindrical, white, with 5 disk florets.
Taxonomic CommentsOlder texts treated it as Cacalia lanceolata.

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State RankS2
Global RankG4G5TNR
State StatusE
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B.A. SorrieGeorgetown County, SC, seepy roadside, 8 Sept 2012. Photo_non_NCPhoto_non_NC
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