Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Polypteris integrifolia Nutt. Gen. 2 : 139. 1818
Hymenopappus inlegrifolius Spreng, Syn. 3: 449. 1826. Paleolaria fastigiata Less. Syn. Comp. 156. 1832. Palafoxia fastigiata DC. Prodr. 5: 125. 1836. Lomaxeta verrucosa Raf. New Fl. 4: 72. 1838. Palafoxia integrifolia T. & G. Fl. N. Am. 2: 369. 1842.
A stout perennial herb; stem 5-15 dm. high, corymbosely branched above; sparingly
hispidulous; leaves short-petioled, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 3-7 cm. long, obtuse, entire,
sparingly hispidulous-scabrous; peduncles somewhat enlarged under the heads; involucre
about 12 mm. high, 12-15 mm. broad; inner bracts white or pinkish, obtuse, glabrous, the
outer ones green, hispidulous; corollatube 6-7 mm. long; lobes linear, 4 mm. long; achenes
6 mm. long, 1 mm. thick, hirsutulous; squamellae linear-subulate, longer than the corolla-tube.
Type locality : Banks of the Altamaha. Distribution: Pinelands, Georgia and Florida.
- bibliographic citation
- Per Axel Rydberg. 1914. (CARDUALES); CARDUACEAE; HELENIEAE. North American flora. vol 34(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
