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A description of ''Pyrrhopappus carolinianus'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220011313 The Flora of North America].
  
 
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Revision as of 09:37, 17 August 2015

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Pyrrhopappus
Species: P. carolinianus
Binomial name
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
(Walter) DC.
PYCN CARO dist.jpg
Natural range of Pyrrhopappus carolinianus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Carolina desert-chicory

Description

A description of Pyrrhopappus carolinianus is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

It is found on roadsides, dry fields, disturbed sites, and bottomlands. P. carolinianus is a native plant with weedy tendencies (Nelson 2005).

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Blooms from July to November (Nelson 2005).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Nelson, Gil. East Gulf Coastal Plain. a Field Guide to the Wildflowers of the East Gulf Coastal Plain, including Southwest Georgia, Northwest Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, and Parts of Southeastern Louisiana. Guilford, CT: Falcon, 2005. 173. Print.