Carphephorus pseudoliatris

Bristleleaf chaffhead
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Carphephorus
Species: C. pseudoliatris
Binomial name
Carphephorus pseudoliatris
Synonyms[1]
  • Carphephorus pseudo-liatris Cass. 1816
  • Liatris squamosa Nutt. 1818

Carphephorus pseudoliatris (common name Bristleleaf chaffhead )[2] 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, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.[3]

Carphephorus pseudoliatris is an herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It produces a flat-topped inflorescence with many small purplish flower heads containing disc florets but no ray florets.[2]

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