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Carphephorus corymbosus
Carphephorus corymbosus (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray
Florida Paintbrush, Coastal Plain Chaffhead
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CACO37
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Linear , Oblanceolate , Spatulate
Leaf Pubescence: Glandular
Leaf Margin: Dentate , Entire
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Pink , Blue , PurpleBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Florets pinkish-purple to bluish.
Distribution
USA: FL , GA , SCGrowing Conditions
Water Use: MediumLight Requirement: Part Shade
Soil Description: Sandy soils.
Conditions Comments: On sand hills and sandy open woodlands and pine barrens.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU |
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Research Literature
Reslit 289 - Comments on the phenology of Carphephorus corymbosus (Compositae) (1992) D. T. CoreyReslit 727 - Volatile constituents of Carphephorus corymbosus and Carphephorus paniculatus (1972) K. Karlsson, I. Wahlberg and C. R. Enzell
Reslit 743 - The effects of burn frequency on the density of some grasshoppers and leaf miners in a Florida sandhill community (1999) A. Kerstyn and P. Stiling
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Carphephorus corymbosus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carphephorus corymbosus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carphephorus corymbosus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-21Research By: Joseph A. Marcus