Misplaced Pages

Carphephorus corymbosus

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of flowering plant

Carphephorus corymbosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Carphephorus
Species: C. corymbosus
Binomial name
Carphephorus corymbosus
(Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray 1841
Synonyms

Liatris corymbosa Nutt. 1818

Carphephorus corymbosus, the Florida paintbrush or coastal plain chaffhead, is a species of North American plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to the southeastern United States in the States of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Description

Carphephorus corymbosus is an herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. It produces a flat-topped inflorescence with many small purplish flower heads containing disc florets but no ray florets. Its habitats include sand hills, sandy open woodlands and pine barrens.

References

  1. The Plant List, Carphephorus corymbosus (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray
  2. ^ "Carphephorus corymbosus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  3. NRCS. "Carpephorus corymbosus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-12-18.

External links

Taxon identifiers
Carphephorus corymbosus
Liatris corymbosa


Stub icon

This Eupatorieae article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: