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Asteraceae
Plectocephalus

not marked as a favorite taxon Plectocephalus americanus (Nuttall) D. Don in R. Sweet. Common name: American Basketflower. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Glades and woodlands westward; eastwards as a waif in waste ground around wool-combing mills in e. SC (Nesom 2004d), waifs at old ports or mills, or planted at agricultural experimental stations. Distribution: S. IL, MO, KS, NM, and AZ south to s. AR, w. LA, TX, and Mexico (CHH, COA, DUR, HID, NLE, OAX, ROO, SLP, SON, TAM). Seen in Johnson Co., IL in 2010 by J. Wibbenmeyer (P. Marcum, pers. comm., 2023).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA19, Il, K4, POWO; = Centaurea americana Nutt. — C, F, G, GrPl, Mex, Mo2, NcTx, SE1; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Centaurea americana Nutt. 1821

Links to other floras: = Plectocephalus americanus - FNA19

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