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.