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Revision as of 11:19, 5 April 2019

Chaptalia tomentosa
Chaptalia tomentosa KDSP.jpg
Photo by Katelin Pearson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chaptalia
Species: C. tomentosa
Binomial name
Chaptalia tomentosa
Vent.
Chaptalia tomentosa dist.jpg
Natural range of Chaptalia tomentosa from USDA NRCS [1].

Common names: Woolly Sunbonnets; Pineland Daisy; Night-nodding Bog-dandelion; Sunbonnets

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: none

Varieties: none

Description

C. tomentosa ia a perennial forb/herb that is a member of the Asteraceae family.[1]

Distribution

It is an endemic species of the Southeastern Coastal Plain, from east North Carolina to south Florida and west to east Texas.[2]

Ecology

Habitat

It can be found in sandhill seeps, savannas, and pine flatwoods.[2] It is a facultative wetland species that commonly occurs in wetlands, but it can also occur in non-wetlands.[1]

Phenology

C. tomentosa has been observed flowering from January to June with peak inflorescence in March.[3]

Conservation and management

Global status rank: G5 secure [4].

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 5 April 2019). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 7 DEC 2016
  4. [Encyclopedia of Life] Accessed 5 June 2016