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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Senecioneae
Genus:	Arnoglossum
Species:	A. ovatum
Binomial name
*Arnoglossum ovatum* (Walter) H. Rob.
Synonyms
Synonymy Arnoglossum ovatum var. lanceolatum (Nutt.) D.B.Ward Cacalia elliottii (R.M.Harper) Shinners Cacalia lanceolata Nutt. Cacalia maxima (R.M.Harper ex R.M.Harper) Shinners Cacalia ovata Walter Conophora maxima Nieuwl. Conophora ovata (Walter) Nieuwl. Mesadenia angustifolia Rydb. Mesadenia dentata Raf. Mesadenia elliottii R.M.Harper Mesadenia lanceolata (Nutt.) Raf. Mesadenia maxima R.M.Harper Mesadenia ovata (Walter) Raf. Senecio boscianus Sch.Bip. Senecio walteri Sch.Bip.

Arnoglossum ovatum (ovateleaf cacalia) is a Florida species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States from southern North Carolina to eastern Texas.

Arnoglossum ovatum is a large plant growing up to 300 cm (120 inches or 10 feet) tall. Flower heads are small but numerous, usually white or pale green, occasionally slightly purplish. The species grows in sandy woods, savannahs, and roadsides.

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