Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

(Walter) de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle

in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 7: 144. 1838.

IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Leontodon carolinianum Walter Fl. Carol., 192. 1788
Synonyms: Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. georgianus (Shinners) H. E. Ahles Pyrrhopappus georgianus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 378. Mentioned on page 377.

Annuals (sometimes persisting), (5–) 20–50 (–100+) cm. Stems usually branching from bases and/or distally, rarely scapiform, usually glabrous proximally, sometimes pilosulous. Cauline leaves (1–) 3–9+, proximal mostly lanceolate, margins usually dentate, sometimes pinnately lobed, distal narrowly lanceolate to lance-attenuate, margins entire or with 1–2 lobes near bases. Heads (1–) 3–5+ in loose, corymbiform arrays. Calyculi: bractlets 13–16+ in 2–3 series, subulate to filiform, 8–12+ mm. Involucres ± cylindric to campanulate, 17–24+ mm. Phyllaries 16–21+. Florets 50–150+; anthers 2.5–3.5 mm (pollen equatorial diameters mostly 43–47 µm). Cypselae: bodies reddish-brown, 4–6 mm, beaks 8–10 mm; pappi 7–10+ mm. 2n = 12.


Phenology: Flowering (Feb–)May–Jun(–Sep).
Habitat: Disturbed sites, edges of woods, prairies, sandy soils
Elevation: 10–600 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Kans., Mo., Nebr., N.C., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Pyrrhopappus carolinianus"
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
scarious +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John L. Strother +
(Walter) de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle +
decurrent +
Leontodon carolinianum +
filiform +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
compound +  and simple +
ovate;lanceolate or linear +
reddish-brown +
tuberculate +, rugose +, muricate +  and smooth +
fusiform +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
subulate;filiform +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
filiform +
rufous +  and stramineous +
subequal +
3 (?) +  and 9 (?) +
zygomorphic +, actinomorphic +  and (3-)5-merous +
yellow +  and whitish +
reddish-brown +  and stramineous +
tapered +, beaked +, flattened +, obcompressed +, compressed +, prismatic +, fusiform +, ellipsoid +, columnar +  and clavate +
narrowly lanceolate +  and lance-attenuate +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Kans. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.C. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +  and W.Va. +
10–600 m +
rugulose +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Disturbed sites, edges of woods, prairies, sandy soils +
in loose , corymbiform arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
each +  and sessile +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
less cylindric;campanulate +
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
sessile +  and petiolate +
cauline +  and basal +
with 1-2 lobes +, entire +  and dentate +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
coroniform +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Flowering (Feb–)May–Jun(–Sep). +
connate +  and distinct +
16 +  and 21 +
subequal +  and unequal +
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. +
exalbuminous +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
pilosulous +  and glabrous +
2 +  and 5 +
scapiform +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. georgianus +  and Pyrrhopappus georgianus +
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus +
Pyrrhopappus +
species +
rhizomatous +  and taprooted +
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
shrub +  and subshrub +