Scientific Name | Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PLGRL |
Common Name | Narrowleaf Silkgrass | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 531104 |
Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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Description |
Habitat: Sandy soils in wooded areas, along roadsides and in waste areas. . Plant: Erect perennial with 1 to 5 (or more) stems 8 to 20 inches tall. Leaves: Grass-like basal leaves, linear to lanceolate, 3 to 10 inches long (or more) and less than 1/8 to 3/4-inch wide; stem leaves similar but generally shorter than basal leaves, especially upward, spreading to ascending; faces with fine, silky hairs. Inflorescence: Arrays of a few to many bright yellow composite flower heads about an inch across, each with 9 to 13 rays and 15 to 50 disk florets in the center; involucres below have layers of overlapping silky-hairy phyllaries; peduncles from less than one inch to 4 inches long. Bloom Period: August to November. References: Flora of North America and "Shinners & Mahler’s Flora of North Central Texas" by Diggs, Lipscomb and O’Kennon. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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