Chrysopsis mariana

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Chrysopsis mariana
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Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysopsis
Species:
C. mariana
Binomial name
Chrysopsis mariana
(L.) Elliott
Synonyms [1]
  • Diplogon mariana(L.) Raf.
  • Diplogon marianum(L.) Raf.
  • Diplopappus marianus(L.) Cass. ex Hook.
  • Heterotheca mariana(L.) Shinners
  • Inula glandulosaLam.
  • Inula marianaL.

Chrysopsis mariana, known as the Maryland golden-aster, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. The Maryland golden-aster ranges from Rhode Island and New York, west to Kentucky and southern Ohio, and south as far as Florida and Texas. [2]

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Description

Compared to other asters, the Maryland golden-aster has broader leaves and larger flowers. Because of its silky stems, the Maryland golden-asters are also known as silkgrass. Like its relatives the prairie golden-aster and the grass-leaved golden-aster, the Maryland golden-aster blooms only from August to October. The Maryland golden-aster grows one to two feet tall. [3] [4] It grows in a variety of habitats including fields, natural rock outcrops, and open areas. [4]

Distribution and habitat

C. mariana is native to the eastern and southeastern United States, found in Ohio and New York south to Florida and west to Texas. [5]

It is found in humid and mild climates with ample rainfall, tolerating temperatures ranging from 3 to 33 degrees Celsius. [6]

The species is listed as threatened by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and as endangered by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. [5]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Elliott
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ↑ Peterson, Roger T.; Margaret McKenny (1984). Northeastern Wildflowers. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 108.
  4. 1 2 Flora of North America, Maryland goldenaster, Chrysopsis mariana (Linnaeus) Elliott
  5. 1 2 USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 5 April 2019). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  6. ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Bill Boothe, Kathleen Craddock Burks, R.K. Godfrey, Ann F. Johnson, R. Komarek, R L Lazor, John Morrill, R. A. Norris, Ginny Vail, and Jean W. Wooten. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Franklin , Gulf , Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Taylor, Union, and Wakulla. Georgia: Thomas.


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