Carphephorus corymbosus
| Florida paintbrush | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Carphephorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carphephorus corymbosus (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray 1841 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Liatris corymbosa Nutt. 1818 | |
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Carphephorus corymbosus (common names Florida paintbrush[2] and coastal plain chaffhead)[3] is a species of North American plants in the sunflower family. They are native to the southeastern United States in the States of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.[4]
Carphephorus corymbosus is an herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. It produces a flat-topped inflorescence with many small purplish flower heads containing disc florets but no ray florets.[2]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Carphephorus corymbosus (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Florida paintbrush, Carphephorus corymbosus (Nuttall) Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 67. 1841.
- ↑ "Carpephorus corymbosus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
External links
- Florida Native Plant Society
- Native Florida Wildflowers
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
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