PLANTS Profile for Pityopsis graminifolia var. graminifolia (narrowleaf silkgrass)

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Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. var. graminifolia
narrowleaf silkgrass

Symbol:

PIGRG

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. var. graminifolia

Chrysopsis graminifolia

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. var. graminifolia

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Synonyms:
Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. var. graminifolia

	CHGR14	Chrysopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Elliott
	CHNE11	Chrysopsis nervosa (Willd.) Fernald
	HECO16	Heterotheca correllii (Fernald) H.E. Ahles
	HEGR10	Heterotheca graminifolia (Michx.) Shinners
	HENE3	Heterotheca nervosa (Willd.) Shinners

Native Status:
Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. var. graminifolia


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC)

Related Taxa:
Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. var. graminifolia

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 7 species in Pityopsis, 5 varieties in Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt.

Classification:
Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. var. graminifolia

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Pityopsis Nutt. – silkgrass
Species	Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. – narrowleaf silkgrass
Variety	Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. var. graminifolia – narrowleaf silkgrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. var. graminifolia

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Ohio:
Chrysopsis graminifolia
silkgrass		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. var. graminifolia

Heterotheca graminifolia:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACU

UPL

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. var. graminifolia

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 196350.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 06:16 PM CDT