Carphephorus tomentosus

Species of flowering plant

Carphephorus tomentosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Carphephorus
Species:
C. tomentosus
Binomial name
Carphephorus tomentosus
(Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Carphephorus tomentosus var. walteri (Elliott) Fernald
  • Liatris tomentosa Michx.
  • Liatris walteri Elliott

Carphephorus tomentosus, the woolly chaffhead,[2] is a species of North American plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to the southeastern United States in the states of Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.[3]

Carphephorus tomentosus is an herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, covered with many hairs resembling wool. It produces a flat-topped inflorescence with many small purplish flower heads containing disc florets but no ray florets.[2]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Carphephorus tomentosus (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray
  2. ^ a b c Flora of North America, Woolly chaffhead, Carphephorus tomentosus (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  • North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees
  • Alabama Plants
Taxon identifiers
Carphephorus tomentosus
Liatris tomentosa


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