Asteraceae
Ovateleaf cacalia
Arnoglossum ovatum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Arnoglossum
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Arnoglossum ovatumAsteraceae
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Ovateleaf cacalia
Synonyms
- Arnoglossum ovatum var. lanceolatum (Nutt.) D.B.Ward
- Arnoglossum ovatum var. ovatum
- Cacalia elliottii (R.M.Harper) Shinners
- Cacalia lanceolata Nutt.
- Cacalia lanceolata var. elliottii (R.M.Harper) Kral & R.K.Godfrey
- Cacalia lanceolata var. lanceolata
- Cacalia lanceolata var. virescens (R.M.Harper) Shinners
- Cacalia maxima (R.M.Harper) Shinners
- Cacalia ovata Walter
- Conophora maxima Niewland
- Conophora ovata Nieuwl.
- Mesadenia angustifolia Rydb.
- Mesadenia dentata Raf.
- Mesadenia elliottii R.M.Harper
- Mesadenia lanceolata Raf.
- Mesadenia lanceolata var. lanceolata
- Mesadenia lanceolata var. virescens R.M.Harper
- Mesadenia maxima R.M.Harper
- Mesadenia ovata Raf.
- Senecio boscianus Sch.Bip.
- Senecio ovatus (Walter) MacMill.
- Senecio walteri Sch.Bip.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 95 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
More in Arnoglossum
- Pale Indian plantainArnoglossum atriplicifoliumAsteraceae
- Bay County Indian plantainArnoglossum albumAsteraceae
- Variableleaf Indian plantainArnoglossum diversifoliumAsteraceae
- Florida cacaliaArnoglossum floridanumAsteraceae
- Groovestem Indian plantainArnoglossum plantagineumAsteraceae
- Great Indian plantainArnoglossum reniformeAsteraceae
- Georgia Indian plantainArnoglossum sulcatumAsteraceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.