Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.
Wand Blackroot
Herb
Perennial
Vascular
In Alabama, currently only know from two collections (Baldwin and Escambia counties). Otherwise only known from SE Texas and western Louisiana (Diamond 2020).
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Native
S1 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
Diamond, A.R. 2020. Vascular plant species new to the flora of Alabama. Castanea 85(1): 139–145.
Classification
Citation
Pterocaulon virgatum (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 454. 1836.
Gnaphalium virgatum L. 1759.
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Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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