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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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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_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-16-001:
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. carolinianus FAMILY Asteraceae_
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. georgianus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sitilias caroliniana
COMMON NAME:
Carolina False-dandelion, Carolina Desert-chicory
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sica10_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140623_170
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140623_173
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm180601_2600
June Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm180601_2646
June Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Ray flowers pale yellow, numerous; disk flowers absent, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
COMPARE
Dandelions and Dandelion-like species
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JK Marlow s050618_c
June Oconee County SC
Lvs oblanceolate to lanceolate, entire to deeply dissected, whitish midvein, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm0407e_08b
July Greenville County SC
Roadside
Flower is a "cool" yellow, rather than a "warm" yellow...
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JK Marlow jkm120727_852
July Spartanburg County SC
Inner bracts in 1 series, outer bracts shorter & in several series, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
involucral bracts of DYCs with ray flowers only (no disc)
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JK Marlow jkm180706_3332
July Greenville County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_carolinianus_2
July
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JK Marlow s040706_a
July Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm120814_534
August Greenville County SC
Pappus bristles whitish-tan, capillary, 8-10mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120814_544
August Greenville County SC
Nutlets cylindric, tapered to both ends, 5-grooved, pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120814_544b
August Greenville County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_carolinianus_r2
August Floyd County GA
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-16-001:
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. carolinianus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. georgianus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sitilias caroliniana
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p154
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p379
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p534
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p304
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p200
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p134
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p109
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p319
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p369
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p178
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p325
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p107
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