Pityopsis

Pityopsis
Pityopsis ruthii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

References

  1. ^ lectotype designated by Pfeiffer, L. K. G. 1874. Nomenclator Botanicus 2(1): 735.
  2. ^ a b Tropicos, Pityopsis Nutt.
  3. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  4. ^ Nuttall, Thomas. 1840. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 317–318 entirely in English
  5. ^ North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees (2011-11-27)
  6. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 222, Grass-leaved goldenasters, Pityopsis Nuttall
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps


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