OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pityopsis pinifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pityopsis pinifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Pityopsis pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Taxonomic synopsis of Pityopsis (Asteraceae) (Nesom, 2019)

Pityopsis pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Pityopsis pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Pityopsis pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)

Pityopsis pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)

Chrysopsis pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH A biosystematic study of Heterotheca section Pityopsis (Bowers, 1972)

Heterotheca pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-51-005:

Heterotheca pinifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Pityopsis pinifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
Sandhill Goldenaster, Taylor County Goldenaster, Taylor County Silkgrass


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image of Pityopsis pinifolia, Sandhill Goldenaster, Taylor County Goldenaster, Taylor County Silkgrass

Alan Cressler    alc_6259267266

October    Taylor County    

Fall Line Sandhills Natural Area

The epithet pinifolia means "with leaves like a pine tree", per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).


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image of Pityopsis pinifolia, Sandhill Goldenaster, Taylor County Goldenaster, Taylor County Silkgrass

Alan Cressler    alc_6259268276

October    Taylor County    GA

Fall Line Sandhills Natural Area

Leaves and stem glabrate, not silky pubescent; leaves 0.8-1.5mm wide, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Pityopsis pinifolia, Sandhill Goldenaster, Taylor County Goldenaster, Taylor County Silkgrass

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_pityopsis_pinifolia_4

October        

The numerous narrowly linear leaves distinguish it from our other Pityopsis, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Pityopsis pinifolia, Sandhill Goldenaster, Taylor County Goldenaster, Taylor County Silkgrass

Alan Cressler    alc_4091338925

November    Taylor County    GA

Fall Line Sandhills Natural Area

Rays yellow, 10-20, 1-1.5cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pityopsis pinifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pityopsis pinifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pityopsis pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Taxonomic synopsis of Pityopsis (Asteraceae) (Nesom, 2019)
Pityopsis pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Pityopsis pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Pityopsis pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Pityopsis pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Chrysopsis pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH A biosystematic study of Heterotheca section Pityopsis (Bowers, 1972)
Heterotheca pinifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-51-005:
Heterotheca pinifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pityopsis pinifolia

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3049

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, sandy roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual/ Ray flowers pistillate

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Achene

 

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