Arnoglossum atriplicifolium

Pale Indian plantain
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Senecioneae
Genus:	Arnoglossum
Species:	A. atriplicifolium
Binomial name
	Arnoglossum atriplicifolium; (L.) H. Rob.
Synonyms
	Synonymy Adenimesa atriplicifolia Nieuwl. ; Cacalia atriplicifolia L. ; Cacalia gigantea Nees ; Cacalia paniculata Raf. ; Cacalia rotundifolia (Raf.) House ; Cacalia similis (Small) J.Buchholz & E.J.Palmer ; Conophora atriplicifolia (L.) Nieuwl. ; Conophora similis (Small) Nieuwl. ; Mesadenia atriplicifolia (L.) Raf. ; Mesadenia pulverulenta Raf. ; Mesadenia rotundifolia Raf. ; Mesadenia similis Small ; Senecio atriplicifolius (L.) Hook. ;

Arnoglossum atriplicifolium, the pale Indian plantain, is a perennial North American wildflower in the sunflower family.^[2] It is widely distributed through the central and eastern states of the United States from the Atlantic Coast westward as far as Kansas,^[3] but it is listed as endangered in the state of New Jersey.

Arnoglossum atriplicifolium is a large perennial up to 300 cm (120 inches or 10 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Stems are usually unbranched. Flower heads are white, sometimes with a bit of green or purple, with disc florets but no ray florets.^[2]

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[1] The Plant List Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (L.) H.Rob.

[y-2] Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 623 Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (Linnaeus) H. Robinson

[3] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

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