Pityopsis adenolepis
Common name: Carolina silkgrass [1]
| Pityopsis adenolepis | |
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| 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 | |
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| Natural range of Pityopsis adenolepis from Weakley.[2] | |
Contents
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. [1]
Distribution
P. adenolepis is found in the southeastern corner of the United States from Mississippi to Virginia. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
P. adenolepis proliferates in dry woodlands, forests, and disturbed places. [3]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PIASA
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
