Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Reserve, Indiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pyrrhopappus
Species:
P. carolinianus
Binomial name
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
(Walter) DC.
Synonyms
  • Pyrrhopappus georgianus Shinners
  • Sitilias caroliniana (Walter) Raf.

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus, commonly called Carolina desert-chicory[1] or Texas dandelion, is in the genus Pyrrhopappus of the family Asteraceae, native throughout Eastern and South Eastern United States. It is an annual found in mostly open grasslands and wet roadsides. P. carolinianus can bloom from spring to frost with the heads facing the sun throughout the day.[2]

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Pyrrhopappus carolinianus​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ Estes, James R.; Thorp, Robbin W. (1975-01-01). "Pollination Ecology of Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Compositae)". American Journal of Botany. 62 (2): 148–159. doi:10.2307/2441589. JSTOR 2441589.