Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Reserve, Indiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Pyrrhopappus
Species:	P. carolinianus
Binomial name
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Walter) DC.
Synonyms
Pyrrhopappus georgianus Shinners Sitilias caroliniana(Walter) Raf.

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus, commonly called Carolina desert-chicory ^[1] or Texas dandelion, is in the genus Pyrrhopappus of the family Asteraceae, native throughout Eastern and South Eastern United States. It is an annual found in mostly open grasslands and wet roadsides. P. carolinianus can bloom from spring to frost with the heads facing the sun throughout the day. ^[2]

P. carolinianus has been observed growing in habitats such as the edges of marshes, sandpine-oak woodlands, and savannas. ^[3]

Pollination

Oligolectic bees in the genus Hemihalictus have been found to pollinate the Carolina desert-chicory. ^[2]

References

1. NRCS. "Pyrrhopappus carolinianus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 June 2016.
2. Estes, James R.; Thorp, Robbin W. (1975-01-01). "Pollination Ecology of Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Compositae)". American Journal of Botany. 62 (2): 148–159. doi:10.2307/2441589. JSTOR   2441589.
3. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Lisa Keppner, Ed Keppner, Bian Tan, Walter Judd, Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, Patricia Elliot, K. Craddock Burks, Gwynn W. Ramsey, Richard S. Mitchell, R. A. Norris, D. C. Hunt, Andre F. Clewell, R. Komarek.   States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Columbia, Escambia, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Wakulla, Washington. Georgia: Grady, Thomas.