Carphephorus bellidifolius (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray

Sandywoods chaffhead (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Carphephorus

Characteristics

Plants 20–60 cm. Stems glabrous or glabrate (except peduncles), eglandular. Leaves: basal and proximal cauline usually ob-lanceolate, sometimes nearly spatulate, mostly 4–20 cm; cauline gradually reduced, faces gland-dotted. Heads in open, loose, usually corymbiform, sometimes paniculiform, arrays. Peduncles minutely puberulent (viscid, hairs not glandular). Involucres 7–12(–15) mm. Phyllaries 15–40+ in 3–5+ series, broadly elliptic to elliptic-obovate, glabrous, eglandular (except margins ciliate), apices rounded. Receptacles paleate (at least peripherally). Corollas eglandular, lobes 1.5–2.5 mm. Cypselae minutely sessile-glandular; pappus bristles in 1(–2) series. 2n = 20.
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Resembling no. 1 [Carphephorus tomentosus (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray], but glabrous or subglabrous below the puberulent and often more ample infl; invol bracts ca 15–30, merely ciliate-margined, not especially thick, broadly rounded above; achenes 4–6 mm; 2n=20. Sandy soil, especially in pine-barrens; se. Va. to Ga. Aug.–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Carphephorus bellidifolius world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:189380-1
WFO ID wfo-0000012877
COL ID RFT9
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Synonyms

Liatris bellidifolia Liatris bellidifolia Carphephorus bellidifolius