Pityopsis graminifolia var. graminifolia

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 226. Mentioned on page 223, 228.

Cauline leaves: distal slightly overlapping, linear-lanceolate, reduced distally, 15–20 × 4.5–10 mm. Heads 8–50. Peduncles sericeous. Involucres 4.5–7 mm. Phyllary faces (inner) sparsely to moderately sericeous proximally, densely stipitate-glandular apically. Ray-florets 6–15; laminae 7–10 mm. Disc-florets 16–29; corollas 3.2–5.2, lobes 0.5–0.7 mm, glabrous. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering fall.
Habitat: Outer coastal plain
Elevation: 0–60 m

Distribution

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Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C.

Discussion

Variety graminifolia is similar to var. tenuifolia in its reduced distal cauline leaves, sericeous peduncles, and small involucres (4.5–8 mm). Hybrids between var. tenuifolia and Pityopsis aspera var. adenolepis could be confused with var. graminifolia.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
distinct +
subequal +
scarious +
usually triangular +  and linear +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
paniculiform +  and corymbiform to sometimes +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John C. Semple +
(Michaux) Nuttall +
decurrent +
Inula graminifolia +
3-11-parallel-nerved +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
linear;lanceolate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
rugulose +  and muricate +
light tan +  and light rust +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
20 (?) +  and 60 (?) +
lanceolate +  and ovate +
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
3.2 +  and 5.2 +
ampliate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
linear-lanceolate +
4.5mm +  and 10mm +
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, N.C. +  and S.C. +
0–60 m +
stipitate-glandular +, pilose +  and silvery-sericeous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Outer coastal plain +
indeterminate +
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
each +  and sessile +
turbino-campanulate +
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
cauline +  and basal +
long-pilose +
erect;spreading +
deltate +
fimbriate +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Flowering fall. +
lanceolate +
stipitate-glandular +  and sericeous +
Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
erose-fimbrillate +, linear +  and linear-triangular +
exalbuminous +
Illustrated +
green +  and brown +
silvery-sericeous +
1 +  and 5 +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +  and smooth +
Chrysopsis graminifolia +  and Heterotheca graminifolia +
Pityopsis graminifolia var. graminifolia +
Pityopsis graminifolia +
variety +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
tree +, shrub +  and subshrub +