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Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees. Twisted-leaf White-topped Aster. Phen: Aug-Nov. Hab: Dry to mesic longleaf pine sandhills, mesic to scrubby flatwoods, other dry woodlands. Dist: E. NC south to s. FL, west to e. LA (Florida parishes), more or less restricted to the Coastal Plain, but inland onto hard-rock provinces in nc. GA and nc. AL.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl7, FNA20, K1, K3, K4, WH3, Leonard, Cook, & Semple (2005), Nesom (1993a); = Aster tortifolius Michx. – RAB, SE1, W; = Sericocarpus bifoliatus (Walter) Porter – S

Links to other floras: = Sericocarpus tortifolius - FNA20

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect perennial of dry woodlands, dry to mesic sandhills and roadsides.

Stems: Stems slightly woody, branched above, hairy.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, mostly sessile, oval, rough-hairy and slightly sticky-resinous; many leaves are twisted at the base, resulting in an orientation perpendicular to the ground.

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Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in a flat-topped, branching terminal cluster; heads about 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 2-5 white ray florets encircling a center disk of 6-11 tiny, dull white, tubular florets. Several series of tiny, green-tipped whitish bracts enclose the cylindric base of each head.

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Height: 2-3 ft.

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description: Erect perennial of dry woodlands, dry to mesic sandhills and roadsides.

stems: Stems slightly woody, branched above, hairy.

leaves: Leaves alternate, mostly sessile, oval, rough-hairy and slightly sticky-resinous; many leaves are twisted at the base, resulting in an orientation perpendicular to the ground.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in a flat-topped, branching terminal cluster; heads about 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 2-5 white ray florets encircling a center disk of 6-11 tiny, dull white, tubular florets. Several series of tiny, green-tipped whitish bracts enclose the cylindric base of each head.

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native range: southeastern United States