Pink Thoroughwort

Fleischmannia incarnata

"Fleischmannia incarnata" is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the United States from Florida north as far as Virginia, Ohio, and Illinois, and west to Texas and Oklahoma. It is also found in northeastern Mexico.
Fleischmannia incarnata Pink Thoroughwort
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Appearance

"Fleischmannia incarnata" grows in moist woodlands, thickets, marshes, and along streambanks. It is a perennial herb up to 200 cm or 6 2/3 feet) tall. It produces numerous flower heads in a flat-topped array at the ends of the stems, each head with about 20 pink, purple, or whitish disc flowers per head but no ray flowers. The plant attracts butterflies.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusFleischmannia
SpeciesF. incarnata