NameThatPlant.net: Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus FAMILY Asteraceae_ Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

You may find it helpful to read Dandelions, True or False? by Jan Haldeman.

Read more about Carolina False-dandelion at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus FAMILY Asteraceae_

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-16-001:

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. carolinianus FAMILY Asteraceae_

COMMON NAME:
Carolina False-dandelion, Carolina Desert-chicory

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus FAMILY Asteraceae_

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-16-001:
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. carolinianus FAMILY Asteraceae_

1176

Forb
Biennial, rarely perennial

Habitat: Dry and moist forests, roadsides, meadows, fields, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Carolina Mountains)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal leaves often absent or withered toward the end of flowering)

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Absent
Inferior ovary
Ray flowers bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene

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