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Carphephorus pseudoliatris

Carphephorus pseudoliatris Cass.

Bristleleaf Chaffhead

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CAPS5

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 3 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 , Purple
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	OBL

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 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 631 - Responses of two frequently-burned wet pine savannas to an extended period without fire (2007) S. E. Hinman and J. S. Brewer

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Carphephorus pseudoliatris in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Carphephorus pseudoliatris in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carphephorus pseudoliatris

Metadata

Record Modified: 2025-06-26
Research By: CBR

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