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Britton and Brown. See
credits below.** |
| Botanical name: |
Chondrilla juncea L. |
| Common
name: |
skeletonweed |
| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Asteraceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
introduced |
| Plant
height: |
1-5' |
| Foliage: |
branching, basal leaves pinnately lobes, linear stem leaves |
| Flowers: |
several to many heads, sparsely arranged, dandelion-like |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
mid July to mid September |
| Habitat: |
weed of dry disturbed ground of fields, roadsides |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
local in southern New Jersey |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 314. |
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