Family – Asteraceae
Leaves
Lower leaves
Inflorescence: N/A
Involucre
Ray flowers: Absent.
Disk flowers
Flowering – August – November.
Habitat – Low ground, alluvial banks, bottoms, fields, marshes, swamp forests.
Origin – Native to North America.
Other information – This tall species can be found throughout most of Alabama. This is a robust species with a loose, spreading inflorescence.
Plants in Alabama are represented by two subspecies, gigantea and ovalifolia.
The genus is named for William Vernon (16? – 1711). Vernon was an English botanist who studied plants in North America.
The species epithet derives from the Greek “giga(n)” meaning “giant” or “very large”.
Alabama Distribution
Photographs taken off Lee Rd 54, Auburn, AL., 10-9-04.
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