Flora of North America species comparison

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Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

Carolina desert-chicory, Carolina false dandelion, Texas dandelion
Habit Annuals (sometimes persisting), (5–)20–50(–100+) cm.
Stems

usually branching from bases and/or distally, rarely scapiform, usually glabrous proximally, sometimes pilosulous.
Cauline leaves

(1–)3–9+, proximal mostly lanceolate, margins usually dentate, sometimes pinnately lobed, distal narrowly lanceolate to lance-attenuate, margins entire or with 1–2 lobes near bases.
Involucres

± cylindric to campanulate, 17–24+ mm.
Florets

50–150+;

anthers 2.5–3.5 mm (pollen equatorial diameters mostly 43–47 µm).
Phyllaries

16–21+.
Calyculi

bractlets 13–16+ in 2–3 series, subulate to filiform, 8–12+ mm.
Heads

(1–)3–5+ in loose, corymbiform arrays.
Cypselae

bodies reddish brown, 4–6 mm, beaks 8–10 mm;

pappi 7–10+ mm.
2n

= 12.

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Phenology Flowering (Feb–)May–Jun(–Sep).
Habitat Disturbed sites, edges of woods, prairies, sandy soils
Elevation 10–600 m (0–2000 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; FL; GA; KS; MO; NC; NE; PA; SC; TN; TX; VA; WV
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Source FNA vol. 19, p. 378.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Cichorieae > Pyrrhopappus
Sibling taxa
P. grandiflorus, P. pauciflorus, P. rothrockii
Synonyms Leontodon carolinianum, P. carolinianus var. georgianus, P. georgianus
Name authority (Walter) de Candolle: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 7: 144. (1838)
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