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Pink Thoroughwort

Fleischmannia incarnata

Other common name(s):

Pink Slender Thoroughwort

Family:

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

East Central Texas Plains, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Southern Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Southern Post Oak Savanna
Coastal Sand Plain, Floodplains and Low Terraces4, Laguna Madre Barrier Island and Coastal Marshes, Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes
Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces, Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie, Southern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

1
to
6
ft.

Spread

0
to
0
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Moist

Light Requirement

Part Shade

Water Requirement

Medium

Native Habitat

Woodland, Wetland or Riparian

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

White, Pink, Purple

Bloom Season

Fall

Seasonal Interest

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Moths, Bees

Maintenance

Very little maintenance needed. It prefers moist soils.

Comments

Blooms October-December. A perennial growing up to 6 ft. tall. Stems branching and sprawling. Produces numerous flower heads in a flat-topped arrangement at the ends of the stems, each head with about 20 pink, purple, or whitish flowers per head. Native Habitiat: moist woodlands, thickets, marshes, and along streambanks. Attracts butterflies and other nectar insects. Birds eat seeds.
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym Eupatorium incarnatum

References

1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleischmannia_incarnata, 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=FLIN2, 3) https://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=3148&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 4) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=37385#null, 5) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Fleischmannia+incarnata&formsubmit=Search+Terms

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State Office Address:
Native Plant Society of Texas
PO Box 3017
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

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