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Boltonia diffusa Elliott var. diffusa . Southern Doll's-daisy. Phen: Aug-Oct. Hab: Clay-based Carolina bays, roadsides, powerline rights-of-way, and other artificially open areas. Dist: Se. SC south to s. FL, west to e. TX, inland in the interior to c. TN, s. IL, s. MO, AR, and se. OK; disjunct in the Bahamas (Mangrove Cay of Andros Island). See Sorrie & LeBlond (2008) for comments on distribution and nativity.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = Ar, F, FNA20, Il, K1, Va, Morgan (1966); < Boltonia caroliniana (Walter) Fernald – RAB; < Boltonia diffusa Elliott – C, Fl7, G, K3, K4, NcTx, Ok, SE1, Tx, WH3, Anderson (1987); < Boltonia sp. – GW2

Links to other floras: = Boltonia diffusa var. diffusa - FNA20

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily : 8

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image of plant© Diana Soteropoulos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Diana Soteropoulos source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image of plant© Diana Soteropoulos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Diana Soteropoulos source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.

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