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
Heliophily ?: 8
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