Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michaux) Nees. Common name: Twisted-leaf White-topped Aster. Phenology: Aug-Nov. Habitat: Dry to mesic longleaf pine sandhills, mesic to scrubby flatwoods,
other dry woodlands. Distribution: 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, K4, POWO, WH3, Leonard, Cook, & Semple (2005), Nesom (1993a); = Aster tortifolius Michx. — RAB, SE1, W, (basionym); = Sericocarpus bifoliatus (Walter) Porter — S
Links to other floras: = Sericocarpus tortifolius - FNA20
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
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