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valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
(B.Nord.) B.Nord.
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1989
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Compositae Newslett. 17: 4 1989
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001130795
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Syncarpha affine
- Affine Syncarpha
- Affine-leaved Syncarpha
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Syncarpha affine is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks due to its attractive foliage and flowers. It is also used as a windbreak and for soil erosion control.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Syncarpha affine has small, white flowers with four petals. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings have two cotyledons and two pairs of true leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Syncarpha affine is a perennial plant that is propagated by division of the rootstock. It is best grown in a sunny position in moist, well-drained soil. It can tolerate some shade, but will not flower as well. It is drought tolerant once established.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Syncarpha affine
                        
                            Syncarpha affine is native to the southeastern United States.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Syncarpha genus
                        
                            Syncarpha speciosissima, 
Syncarpha staehelina, 
Syncarpha striata, 
Syncarpha gnaphaloides, 
Syncarpha mucronata, 
Syncarpha canescens, 
Syncarpha eximia, 
Syncarpha vestita, 
Syncarpha argyropsis, 
Syncarpha marlothii, 
Syncarpha affinis, 
Syncarpha aurea, 
Syncarpha flava, 
Syncarpha paniculata, 
Syncarpha variegata, 
Syncarpha dregeana, 
Syncarpha loganiana, 
Syncarpha sordescens, 
Syncarpha dykei, 
Syncarpha zeyheri, 
Syncarpha argentea, 
Syncarpha ferruginea, 
Syncarpha milleflora, 
Syncarpha virgata, 
Syncarpha recurvata, 
Syncarpha lepidopodium, 
Syncarpha montana, 
Syncarpha affine,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Asteraceae family
                        
                            Aaronsohnia pubescens, 
Aaronsohnia factorovskyi, 
Abrotanella filiformis, 
Abrotanella rostrata, 
Abrotanella linearis, 
Abrotanella trilobata, 
Abrotanella muscosa, 
Abrotanella inconspicua, 
Abrotanella trichoachaenia, 
Abrotanella caespitosa, 
Abrotanella nivigena, 
Abrotanella pusilla, 
Abrotanella linearifolia, 
Abrotanella papuana, 
Abrotanella rosulata, 
Abrotanella emarginata, 
Abrotanella fertilis, 
Abrotanella spathulata, 
Abrotanella purpurea, 
Abrotanella patearoa, 
Abrotanella submarginata, 
Abrotanella diemii, 
Abrotanella scapigera, 
Abrotanella forsterioides, 
Acamptopappus shockleyi, 
Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus, 
Acanthocephalus benthamianus, 
Acanthocephalus amplexifolius, 
Acanthocladium dockeri, 
Acanthodesmos distichus, 
Acanthodesmos gibarensis, 
Acanthospermum humile, 
Acanthospermum consobrinum, 
Acanthospermum glabratum, 
Acanthospermum microcarpum, 
Acanthospermum hispidum, 
Acanthospermum australe, 
Acanthospermum lecocarpoides, 
Acanthostyles buniifolius, 
Acanthostyles saucechicoensis, 
Achillea buiana, 
Achillea conrathii, 
Achillea cucullata, 
Achillea styriaca, 
Achillea clavennae, 
Achillea cappadocica, 
Achillea huber-morathii, 
Achillea ptarmicoides, 
Achillea sieheana, 
Achillea barrelieri,