Biology:Pityopsis

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Pityopsis
Pityopsis ruthii lg.jpg
Pityopsis ruthii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Chrysopsidinae
Genus: Pityopsis
Nutt.
Type species
Pityopsis pinifolia[1][2]
(Elliott) Nutt.
Synonyms[3]
  • Heterotheca sect. Pityopsis (Nutt.) V.L.Harms
  • Chrysopsis ect. Pityopsis (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

Pityopsis is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.[2][4] Species of Pityopsis are known by the common names silkgrass or golden asters or grass-leaved goldenasters .[5][6]

Species[3][7]
  • Pityopsis aspera (Shuttlw. ex A.Gray) Small – Pineland silkgrass - LA MS AL GA FL SC NC VA Tennessee
  • Pityopsis falcata (Pursh) Nutt. – Sickleleaf silkgrass - ONT NY Massachusetts CT RI NJ FL
  • Pityopsis flexuosa (Nash) Small – Zigzag silkgrass - FL
  • Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. – Narrowleaf silkgrass - Bahamas, Belize, Honduras, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, United States (Texas LA MS AL GA FL SC NC VA MD DE WV OH KY Tennessee AR OK)
  • Pityopsis microcephala (Small) Small - FL SC Texas
  • Pityopsis oligantha (Chapm. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Small – Grassleaf goldaster - USA (Texas LA MS AL GA FL)
  • Pityopsis pinifolia (Elliott) Nutt. – Taylor County goldaster - USA (AL GA SC NC)
  • Pityopsis ruthii (Small) Small – Ruth's golden aster - Tennessee

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5945336 entry