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Common Name:
Carolina Silkgrass, Pineland Silkgrass, Grassleaf Goldenaster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Pityopsis aspera var. adenolepis FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pityopsis aspera var. adenolepis FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heterotheca adenolepis 179-51-002 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry woodlands, forests, and disturbed places, apparently in the NC Mountains only in the Escarpment
Common in Piedmont, uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in NC Mountains
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Pineland Silkgrass, Sticky Goldenaster, Grassleaf Goldenaster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Pityopsis aspera var. aspera FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pityopsis aspera var. aspera FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry flatwoods
Rare
Native to Georgia
Common Name: Narrowleaf Goldenaster, Few-flowered Goldenaster, Bog Goldenaster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Pityopsis oligantha FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pityopsis oligantha FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Wet pine flatwoods, pine savannas, and pitcherplant bogs
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Silkgrass, Grassleaf Goldenaster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Pityopsis nervosa FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heterotheca nervosa var. nervosa 179-51-003a FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry woodlands and forests (such as ridgetop pine/heath communities in the Mountains), roadbanks
Common (rare in Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name:
Smallhead Silkgrass, Grassleaf Goldenaster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Pityopsis microcephala FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pityopsis graminifolia var. tenuifolia FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heterotheca nervosa var. microcephala 179-51-003b FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, sandy woodlands, pine savannas, pine flatwoods, other dry woodlands
Common in GA Coastal Plain (uncommon in Carolinas)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Narrowleaf Silkgrass, Grassleaf Goldenaster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Pityopsis graminifolia FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pityopsis graminifolia var. graminifolia FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heterotheca nervosa var. microcephala 179-51-003b? FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry woodlands
Uncommon (rare in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Sandhill Goldenaster, Taylor County Goldenaster, Taylor County Silkgrass
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Pityopsis pinifolia FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pityopsis pinifolia FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heterotheca pinifolia 179-51-005 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, sandy roadsides
Uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Ruth's Goldenaster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Pityopsis ruthii FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pityopsis ruthii FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Flood-scoured rocks along rivers
Native: Tennessee
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Common Name:
Maryland Goldenaster
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Chrysopsis mariana FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Chrysopsis mariana FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heterotheca mariana 179-51-006 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry pine flatwoods, dry forests and woodlands, roadsides, other dry habitats
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Woolly Goldenaster, Cottonleaf Goldenaster, Gossamer Goldenaster, Cottony Goldenaster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Chrysopsis gossypina FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Chrysopsis gossypina ssp. gossypina FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heterotheca gossypina 179-51-007 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, coastal dunes, Florida scrub, other dry sandy places
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Soft Goldenaster, Hairy Goldenaster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Bradburia pilosa FAMILY: Asteraceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Chrysopsis pilosa FAMILY: Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heterotheca gossypina 179-51-007 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Barrens, prairies, glades, savannas, roadsides, disturbed areas
Uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native: south central US
Common Name:
Scrub Goldenaster
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Chrysopsis subulata FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Chrysopsis subulata FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine flatwoods, Florida scrubby flatwoods
Native: Florida
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Common Name:
Camphorweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Heterotheca subaxillaris FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Heterotheca subaxillaris FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heterotheca subaxillaris 179-51-010 FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Coastal dunes and sand-flats, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common
Native to the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Nashville Camphorweed, Lemon-yellow Goldenaster, Lemon-yellow False Goldenaster
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Heterotheca camporum var. glandulissima FAMILY: Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR) PLANTS National Database: Heterotheca camporum var. glandulissimum FAMILY: Asteraceae
Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, shale roadsides, outcrops, and quarries
Uncommon in GA Mountains, rare elsewhere in GA & NC
Native: west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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