Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusPityopsis
Species: Pityopsis graminifolia
Infraspecies:Pityopsis graminifolia (Fernald) Semple & F. D. Bowers var. latifolia
Common NameNarrowleaf Silkgrass
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value 6
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5T5? (Global Rank)

** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Chrysopsis argentea Chrysopsis argentea
Chrysopsis correllii Chrysopsis correllii Fern.
Chrysopsis nervosa var. virgata Chrysopsis nervosa var. virgata

Specimens and Distribution

No specimens exist for this species.

Plant Photos

Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Dwayne Estes
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Dwayne Estes
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Dwayne Estes
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Dwayne Estes
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Dwayne Estes
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Dwayne Estes
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Tara Littlefield
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Tara Littlefield
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Theo Witsell
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Theo Witsell
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw
Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia - Joey Shaw