Fleischmannia incarnata

pink thoroughwort
Family

Asteraceae

Leaf Arrangement

opposite

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

crenate, serrate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

ovate, triangular

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

pink, white

Flower Month

August - November

Height (meters)

0.6 - 2.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial


Wetland Class

FACU

Field Characters

Opposite leaves, triangular shaped with teeth. Fuzzy stem. Pink flower heads.

Habitat

Mixed deciduous woods and thickets, apparently associated with basic or circumneutral soils.