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Boltonia caroliniana

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Boltonia caroliniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Boltonia
Species:
B. caroliniana
Binomial name
Boltonia caroliniana
Synonyms[1]
  • Boltonia ravenelii Fernald & Griscom
  • Chrysanthemum carolinianum Walter

Boltonia caroliniana, common name Carolina doll's-daisy, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the southeastern United States, primarily in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia with a few isolated populations in western Georgia.[2]

Boltonia caroliniana is a perennial herb up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. It has many daisy-like flower heads with white or lilac ray florets and yellow disc florets.[3][4][5]

The Carolina doll's-daisy can grow to 4–6 feet tall, with a waxy smooth stem and leaves. Tends to be bushier than B. asteroides. It lacks wings on the seeds, unlike B. diffusa.[6]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Boltonia caroliniana (Walter) Fernald
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Flora of North America, Carolina doll’s-daisy, Boltonia caroliniana (Walter) Fernald
  4. ^ Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1940. Rhodora 42(503): pages 487–488 description + commentary in English
  5. ^ Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1940. Rhodora 42(503): plate 642 photos of herbarium specimen
  6. ^ "Vascular Plants of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-21.