Pityopsis adenolepis

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Pityopsis adenolepis
File:Pityopsis adenolepis SEF.jpg
Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pityopsis
Species: P. adenolepis
Binomial name
Pityopsis adenolepis
Fernald
File:PITY ADEN DIST.JPG
Natural range of Pityopsis adenolepis from Weakley.[1]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Pityopsis aspera (Shuttleworth ex Small) Small var. adenolepis (Fernald) Semple & F.D. Bowers; Heterotheca adenolepis (Fernald) H.E. Ahles

Varieties: none

Description

P. adenolepis is a perennial forb/herb of the Asteraceae family native to North America. [2]

Distribution

P. adenolepis is found in the southeastern corner of the United States from Mississippi to Virginia. [2]

Ecology

Habitat

P. adenolepis proliferates in dry woodlands, forests, and disturbed places. [3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. Weakley, Alan S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1320 pp.
  2. 2.0 2.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PIASA
  3. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.