Bradburia pilosa

(Nuttall) Semple

Rev. Heterotheca Phyllotheca, 7. 1996.

Common names: Soft goldenaster
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Chrysopsis pilosa Nuttall J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 66. 1834
Synonyms: Chrysopsis nuttallianum Britton Diplogon nuttallii Kuntze Heterotheca pilosa (Nuttall) Shinners
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 212. Mentioned on page 211.

Annuals, 15–80 cm; taprooted. Stems erect, branched distally (rarely at base), sparsely to densely pilose. Leaves: basal oblanceolate, 50–100 × 10–25 mm, margins entire to apically dentate, pilose, apices acute, faces pilose; cauline linear-elliptic, reduced distally to 10 mm or less, margins obscurely dentate or entire. Heads 1–30 (–70). Peduncles 1.5–7 cm, short-pilose, sometimes stipitate-glandular distally; bracts foliaceous, grading to linear scales. Phyllaries in 3–4 series, linear, unequal, margins scarious, faces sparsely to densely short to long-pilose, sparsely glandular. Ray-florets (11–) 16 (–24); laminae 7–12 × 1–2 mm. Disc-florets 25–60, bisexual, fertile; corollas 4.5–6 mm, lobes 0.5 mm. Cypselae stramineous to brown, obconic-obovoid, compressed (narrowly elliptic in cross-section), smooth or slightly ribbed, faces short-strigose; pappi in 2 (–3) series, outer of light tan, flat scales 0.5–1.1 mm, inner 1 (–2) of yellow to rust proximally, whitish to tan distally, linear, barbellate bristles 5–6 mm. 2n = 8.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–early summer.
Habitat: Sandy and rocky soils, dry prairies, fields, glades, roadsides
Elevation: 10–400 m

Distribution

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Ark., Kans., La., Miss., Mo., Okla., Tenn., Tex.

Discussion

Bradburia pilosa grows in the western coastal plain province, southwestern central lowlands province, lower elevations of the Ozark Plateau province, and has possibly been introduced at a few locations in the interior low plateau province. It has possibly been introduced at a few sites in Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, and in Leon County, Florida.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
distinct +
subequal +
scarious +
usually triangular +  and linear +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
paniculiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John C. Semple +
(Nuttall) Semple +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
oblanceolate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
decurrent +
Chrysopsis pilosa +
oblanceolate +
rugulose +  and muricate +
stramineous +  and rusty brown +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
linear-lanceolate +  and elliptic-oblong +
Soft goldenaster +
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
ribbed +  and smooth +
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
stramineous +  and brown +
compressed +  and obconic-obovoid +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Ark. +, Kans. +, La. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Okla. +, Tenn. +  and Tex. +
10–400 m +
short-strigose +, long-pilose +  and pilose +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Sandy and rocky soils, dry prairies, fields, glades, roadsides +
in lax paniculiform arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
each +  and sessile +
yellow;rust proximally +
campanulate +
sessile +  and petiolate +
cauline +  and basal +
triangular +
entire +, dentate +  and apically dentate +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
stipitate-glandular +  and short-pilose +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Flowering late spring–early summer. +
linear +  and linear-lanceolate +
Rev. Heterotheca Phyllotheca, +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
flat;slightly convex +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
exalbuminous +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +  and smooth +
Chrysopsis nuttallianum +, Diplogon nuttallii +  and Heterotheca pilosa +
Bradburia pilosa +
Bradburia +
species +
cylindric +
expanded +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
tree +, shrub +  and subshrub +