Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
(Carolina False Dandelion)
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 5784
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus, Four Points, Austin, Travis Co. 9699
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co. 8725
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 5791
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co. 8735
Upper stem leaf, Pyrrhopappus carolinianus, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 5793
Lower stem leaf, Pyrrhopappus carolinianus, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 1645
Basal leaf, Pyrrhopappus carolinianus, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co. 8729
| Scientific Name | Pyrrhopappus carolinianus | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PYCA2 |
| Common Name | Carolina False Dandelion, Carolina Desert Chicory | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 38324 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy soils in fields, woodlands, lawns and disturbed sites. Plant: Erect annual 12 to 40 inches tall; stems usually branching from the base and above and with fine longitudinal ridges; lower portions hairless, upper portions may have soft hairs. Leaves: Blades 1-1/4 to 10 inches long; basal leaves oblanceolate, edges are entire to pinnatisect; lower stem leaves mostly lanceolate, edges are usually dentate, sometimes pinnately-lobed; upper stem leaves narrowly lanceolate with entire margins or with one or two lobes near their base. Inflorescence: Solitary or a few yellow heads at stem tips in corymb-like arrays, each up to 2 inches across with 50 to 150 or more rays; rays have 5 notches at tips; dark anther tubes protruding from the center; no disk florets; cylindrical involucre below has green phyllaries in two series, a row of short outer ones at the base and an inner row of much longer ones. Bloom Period: April to July. References: "Texas Wildflowers" by Michael Eason, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Shinners & Mahler’s Flora of North Central Texas" by Diggs, Lipscomb and O’Kennon, Missouri Plants and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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