Plectocephalus americanus (Nuttall) D. Don in R. Sweet. American Basketflower. Phen: Jul-Sep. Hab: 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. Dist: 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).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: Seen in Johnson Co., IL in 2010 by J. Wibbenmeyer (P. Marcum, pers. comm., 2023).
Synonymy: = Ar, FNA19, Il, K3, K4; = Centaurea americana Nutt. – C, F, G, GrPl, K1, Mex, Mo2, NcTx, SE1; = n/a – RAB
Heliophily: 9
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