ASTERACEAE - - Aster Family

Trilisa odoratissima (J.F. Gmelin) Cassini — Deer's-tongue, Vanilla-leaf

Synonym = Carphephorus odoratissimus

Habitat:

Moist to mesic savannas and flatwoods. T. odoratissima has the largest leaves of our species of Carphephorus and Trilisa; its leaves are normally wider than 3 cm, and have a very wide and prominent midrib, usually purple toward the base of the leaf and white toward the tip. This species contains coumarin and gives off a pleasant vanilla odor when drying; it is gathered from the wild and used as a supplementary flavoring in cigarettes.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].