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Pineland Silkgrass

Pityopsis aspera

2,322 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 29, February 35, March 33, April 53, May 53, June 32, July 25, August 24, September 31, October 31, November 24, December 27.
United States1,700
North Carolina397
Georgia389
South Carolina262
Alabama211
Mississippi97
Louisiana73
Virginia36
Tennessee25
West Virginia4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusSilkgrasses · Pityopsis

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