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Nodding Thistle,
Carduus nutans
The pappus bristles of Carduus are simple (vs. feathery in Cirsium), per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Scaly Blazing-star,
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
Pappus plumose [with hairs or fine bristles on both sides], 12-15mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Mistflower,
Conoclinium coelestinum
Pappus a tuft of whitish bristles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Climbing Hempweed,
Mikania scandens
Nutlets in tight clusters, topped with whitish barbed [pappus] bristles, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
Trampweed,
Facelis retusa
Pappus of strongly plumose capillary bristles well surpassing the corollas, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
Trampweed,
Facelis retusa
Pappus bristles white, plumose [feathery], 8-10mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Spoonleaf Purple Everlasting,
Gamochaeta purpurea
Pappus bristles capillary, antrorsely barbed, promptly deciduous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Groundsel-tree,
Baccharis halimifolia
Female flowers with tufts of silky pappus bristles about 1cm long, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
Groundsel-tree,
Baccharis halimifolia
Bristles become quite conspicuous as the tiny fruits at their bases mature, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
Common Horseweed,
Erigeron canadensis
Pappus bristles white to tan, capillary, 2-2.3mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Late Purple Aster,
Symphyotrichum patens var. patens
Achenes covered w short silky hairs; pappus a tuft of hair-like bristles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Downy Ragged Goldenrod,
Solidago petiolaris var. petiolaris
Pappus of capillary bristles, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Common Silkgrass,
Pityopsis nervosa
Fruit a reddish-brown achene topped with bristles, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
Camphorweed,
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Pappus bristles capillary (that is, hairlike, very slender), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
spreading chinchweed,
Pectis prostrata
Leaf margins w 4-12pr of setae [bristles]. Flower heads w 5 yellow ray florets, per Flora of North America.