Pityopsis Explained

Pityopsis is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.^[1] Species of Pityopsis are known by the common names silkgrass or golden asters or grass-leaved goldenasters .^{[2] [3]}

Species^[4]

• • • • Pityopsis aspera – Pineland silkgrass - LA MS AL GA FL SC NC VA TN Pityopsis falcata – Sickleleaf silkgrass - ONT NY MA CT RI NJ FL Pityopsis flexuosa – Zigzag silkgrass - FL Pityopsis graminifolia – Narrowleaf silkgrass - Bahamas, Belize, Honduras, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, United States (TX LA MS AL GA FL SC NC VA MD DE WV OH KY TN AR OK)
  • Pityopsis microcephala (Small) Small - FL SC TX Pityopsis oligantha – Grassleaf goldaster - USA (TX LA MS AL GA FL)
• Pityopsis pinifolia – Taylor County goldaster - USA (AL GA SC NC)
• Pityopsis ruthii – Ruth's golden aster - TN

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36318038#page/339/mode/1up Nuttall, Thomas. 1840. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 317–318
2. http://www.jeffpippen.com/plants/pityopsis.htm North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=125642 Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 222, Grass-leaved goldenasters, Pityopsis Nuttall
4. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Pityopsis Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps