FNPS Plant Database
Arnoglossum ovatum
Nomenclature
Common Name:
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Family:
Asteraceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
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Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
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Availability:
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Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Unknown
Soil or Other Substrate:
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:

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Ecology
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General Comments:
The entire state excepting the keys falls within the range of this plant which extends from North Carolina to Texas.
Herbarium specimens document occurrence, at least sporatically, throughout the peninsula but not in the Florida keys. Counties without documented specimens are ones with heavy urbanization, dominance by unsuitable habitats, intensive farming or silviculture, or generally a lack of public access for botanizing.
Citations:
BONAP Plant Atlas. (2021). ( http://bonap.net/Napa/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Arnoglossum ). Accessed 2025. Biota of North America Program, Chapel Hill, NC.
Hammer, Roger. (2018). Complete Guide to Florida Wildflowers. Falcon Guides, Guilford, CT.
Nelson, Gil. (2005). East Gulf Coastal Plain Wildflowers. Falcon Guides, Guilford, CT.
Taylor, Walter Kingsley. 1992. Florida Wildflowers:A Comprehensive Guide. Taylor Trade Publishing.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.






