Boltonia caroliniana

Boltonia caroliniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Boltonia
Species: B. caroliniana
Binomial name
Boltonia caroliniana
(Walter) Fernald
Synonyms[1]
  • Boltonia ravenelii Fernald & Griscom
  • Chrysanthemum carolinianum Walter

Boltonia caroliniana, common name Carolina doll’s-daisy, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is found only in the southeastern United States, primarily in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia with a few isolated populations in western Georgia.[2]

Boltonia caroliniana is a perennial herb up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. It has many daisy-like flower heads with white or lilac ray florets and yellow disc florets.[3][4][5]


References

  1. The Plant List, Boltonia caroliniana (Walter) Fernald
  2. Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  3. Flora of North America, Carolina doll’s-daisy, Boltonia caroliniana (Walter) Fernald
  4. Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1940. Rhodora 42(503): pages 487-488 description + commentary in English
  5. Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1940. Rhodora 42(503): plate 642 photos of herbarium specimen


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