| State Status * | CT | MA | RI | VT | NH | ME |
| P | P | P | P | P |
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| Ecology: | Beaches and coastal areas; escaped or introduced to some interior roadsides |
| Blooming Period: | September |
| Typical Height Range: | 2' to 4' (6 to 12 dm) |
| Two subspecies occur in our region: ssp. sempervirens and ssp. mexicana. | |
| What to look for in the field: |
 The
capitulescence
can be variously narrow or broad, with ascending,
recurved branches.
Branches are
leafy, glabrous or occasionally
sparsely pubescent. Heads
are large and showy, in one-sided arrays
on branches. |
| Stems
are stout and glabrous, somewhat fleshy. |
| Leaves
are basally-disposed.
Basal
and lowest stem leaves are lanceolate
or ovate,
tapering to long, winged
petioles.
They are often present at flowering. Mid- to upper stem leaves are
numerous and crowded,
lanceolate, glabrous, untoothed, thick and fleshy, gradually becoming
smaller upward. |
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| * State status data obtained from the NatureServe website and from published state natural heritage data. Click link for a list of state status codes. |
11/16/2009
