Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Mistflower at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

See Wooten & Clewell (1971) for discussion and illustrations of Fleischmannia incarnata and Conoclinium coelestinum.

Take a close look: Each colorful floret is formed from five petals fused into a tubular corolla. The long female part of the floret extends above the tubular corolla. It has a stalk (the style) that extends up from the ovary and splits in two.... The pollen-producing male parts (the stamens) are shorter and surround the lower part of the female style. Continue reading at Southern Piedmont Natural History.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Conoclinium coelestinum   FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-024:

Eupatorium coelestinum   FAMILY Asteraceae__

COMMON NAME:
Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Hardy Ageratum

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Conoclinium coelestinum   FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Conoclinium coelestinum   FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-024:
Eupatorium coelestinum   FAMILY Asteraceae__