Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia
Rev. Pityopsis, 28. 1985.
Cauline leaves 30–90 × 2–6 mm, reduced distally. Involucres 8–12 mm. Phyllary faces sparsely to moderately sericeous, sometimes sparsely stipitate-glandular distally. Ray-florets 10–16; laminae 7–15. Disc-florets 30–40; corollas 6.5–8.5 mm, lobes 0.6–0.8 mm, throats and lobes glabrous or proximal throats sparsely short-pilose. 2n = 36.
Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall (to Dec; rarely spring, Fla).
Habitat: Sandy soils, margins of pine woods and scrub, roadsides
Elevation: 0–600 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Del., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Md., Miss., N.C., Ohio, S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., Mexico, West Indies (Bahamas), Central America (Belize), Central America (Guatemala), Central America (Honduras)
Discussion
Variety latifolia is the most variable variety, particularly in leaf size, and involucre and stem heights.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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