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Variableleaf Indian plantain

Arnoglossum diversifolium

Variableleaf Indian plantain
Photo: Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0

Arnoglossum diversifolium is a tall North American wildflower in the daisy family, native to the southeastern U.S. It grows in wet soil along streams and in swamps, and it needs consistent moisture.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist; it naturally grows in wet swamps and streambanks.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, or boggy soil.
Native range
SE. U.S.A.

About

Arnoglossum diversifolium is a North American species of Arnoglossum and the sunflower family. It is native to the southeastern United States, the states of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.

Arnoglossum diversifolium is a large plant sometimes as much as 300 cm (120 inches or 10 feet) tall. It has white or purple flower heads. The species generally grows in wet soil in swamps or along streambanks.

Other Arnoglossum plants

Bay County Indian plantain · Pale Indian plantain · Florida cacalia · Ovateleaf cacalia · Groovestem Indian plantain · Great Indian plantain · Georgia Indian plantain · Indian plantain

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arnoglossum diversifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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