''Arnoglossum diversifolium'' is a

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Arnoglossum ''Arnoglossum'' is a North American genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1817. They have the common name Indian plantain because they resemble the unrelated common plantain (''Plantago'' spp.). ''Arnoglossum'' is a m ...

'' and the sunflower family. It is native to the southeastern

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/ref> ''Arnoglossum diversifolium'' is a large plant sometimes as much as 300 cm (120 inches or 10 feet) tall. It has white or purple

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. The species generally grows in wet soil in swamps or along streambanks.Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 624 ''Arnoglossum diversifolium'' (Torrey & A. Gray) H. Robinson, Phytologia. 28: 294. 1974.
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Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Senecioneae Flora of the Southeastern United States Plants described in 1843 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Senecioneae-stub