Pityopsis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Chrysopsidinae
Genus: Pityopsis
Species: P. aequilifolia P. aspera P. falcata P. flexuosa P. graminifolia P. latifolia P. microcephala P. oligantha P. pinifolia P. ruthii P. tenuifolia P. tracyi

Name

Pityopsis Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 317. (1840)

  • Type species: Pityopsis pinifolia (Elliott) Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 318. (1840)

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Hectorea DC. in Prodr. 5: 95 (1836)
    • Heyfeldera Sch.Bip. in Flora 36: 35 (1853)

Homonyms

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Central & Eastern USA
      • Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
    • Regional:Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Bahamas
    • Regional: Central America
      • Belize, Guatemala, Honduras

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

  • Nuttall, T. 1840. Descriptions of new species and genera of plants in the natural order of the Compositae, collected in a tour across the continent to the Pacific, a residence in Oregon, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands and upper California, during the years 1834 and 1835. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge, n.s.[new series][ser. 2], 7: 283–453. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: silkgrass, golden asters, grass-leaved goldenasters
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