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Your search found 50 taxa in the family Asteraceae, Aster or Sunflower family - with ONLY RAY flowers, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Chicory, Blue-sailors, Succory
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cichorium intybus FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cichorium intybus FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cichorium intybus 179-04-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Roadsides, fencerows, vacant lots, disturbed areas
Common in Mountains & Carolina Piedmont, uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Nipplewort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lapsana communis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lapsana communis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lapsana communis 179-05-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Fields, forests, vacant lots, disturbed areas
Rare
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Slender Rattlesnake-root, One-sided Rattlesnake-root
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nabalus autumnalis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes autumnalis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes autumnalis 179-06-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Pocosins, pine savannas, forest edges
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
White Rattlesnake-root, Northern Rattlesnake-root, White Lettuce
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus albus FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes alba FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes alba ssp. alba 179-06-002a FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Forests, especially over calcareous substrates
Rare south and west of VA
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Gall-of-the-earth, Three-leaved Rattlesnake-root
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus trifoliolatus FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes trifoliolata FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes trifoliolata 179-06-002b & 003 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Forests
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Roan Mountain Rattlesnake-root, Appalachian Rattlesnake-root
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus roanensis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes roanensis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes roanensis 179-06-004 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Mountain forests, grassy balds, at high elevations
Uncommon in NC Mountains
Native to North Carolina
Common Name: Cylindrical Rattlesnake-root, Appalachian Rattlesnake-root
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus cylindricus FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes roanensis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes roanensis 179-06-004? FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Mountain forests, grassy balds, at moderate to high elevations
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Tall Rattlesnake-root, Tall White Lettuce
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus altissimus FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes altissima FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes altissima 179-06-005 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Forests
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Lion's-foot Rattlesnake-root, Gall-of-the-Earth
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus serpentaria FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes serpentaria FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes serpentaria 179-06-006 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Forests
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Barbed Rattlesnake-root, Flatwoods Rattlesnake-root, Prairie Lion’s-foot
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus barbatus FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes barbata FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Limestone glades, calcareous barrens, and calcareous oak flatwoods
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Prickly Lettuce
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lactuca serriola FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lactuca serriola FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lactuca scariola 179-07-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed ground, pastures
Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Willowleaf Lettuce
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lactuca saligna FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lactuca saligna FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lactuca saligna 179-07-002 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed ground, perhaps associated with circumneutral soils
Rare or waif(s) in GA-NC-SC; more common northward
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
American Wild Lettuce, Canada Lettuce
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lactuca canadensis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lactuca canadensis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lactuca canadensis 179-07-003 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed ground
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Red Wood Lettuce, Downy Lettuce, Hairy Lettuce
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Lactuca hirsuta FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Lactuca hirsuta var. sanguinea FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lactuca hirsuta 179-07-004 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Dry, sandy woodlands, forest edges
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Coastal Plain Lettuce, Slender Wild Lettuce, Grassleaf Lettuce
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lactuca graminifolia var. graminifolia FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lactuca graminifolia var. graminifolia FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lactuca graminifolia 179-07-005 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Mesic to dry-mesic pine-oak woodlands and forests, longleaf pine sandhills, sandy fields, and sandy roadsides
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Tall Blue Lettuce, Blue Wood Lettuce
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lactuca biennis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lactuca biennis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lactuca biennis 179-07-006 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, forest edges, thickets
Common in NC (rare elsewhere in GA & SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Woodland Lettuce
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Lactuca floridana FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Lactuca floridana var. floridana FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lactuca floridana 179-07-007 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Mesic and dry-mesic forests
Common (uncommon in NC Mountains & NC Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Garden Lettuce
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Lactuca sativa FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lactuca sativa FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Cultivated throughout our area in home gardens and commercially, rarely weakly persistent, common as a cultivated plant, rare as a short-lived waif
Waif(s)
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Field Sowthistle, Perennial Sowthistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sonchus arvensis var. glabrescens FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sonchus arvensis ssp. uliginosus FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sonchus arvensis 179-08-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Rare in NC Mountains (waifs in SC Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name: Field Sowthistle, Perennial Sowthistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sonchus arvensis var. arvensis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sonchus arvensis ssp. arvensis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Prickly Sowthistle, Spiny-leaf Sowthistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sonchus asper FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sonchus asper FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sonchus asper 179-08-002 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, pastures, disturbed areas
Common
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Annual Sowthistle, Common Sowthistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sonchus oleraceus FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sonchus oleraceus FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sonchus oleraceus 179-08-003 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, pastures, disturbed areas
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, rare in NC Mountains (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: Hawkweed Oxtongue, Bitterweed, Cat's-ear
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Picris hieracioides FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Picris hieracioides ssp. hieracioides FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Picris hieracioides 179-09-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Waif(s)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Mouse-ear Hawkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pilosella officinarum FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Hieracium pilosella var. pilosella FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium pilosella 179-10-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Whiplash Hawkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pilosella flagellaris FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium ×flagellare var. flagellare FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Roadsides
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Orange Hawkweed, Devil's Paintbrush, Orange King-devil
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pilosella aurantiaca FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium aurantiacum FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium aurantiacum 179-10-002 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Pastures, roadsides
Waif(s)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Field Hawkweed, Yellow King-devil, Meadow Hawkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pilosella caespitosa FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium caespitosum FAMILY: Asteraceae_
(?) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium pratense 179-10-003 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Pastures, fields, roadsides, grassy balds
Common
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Glaucous King-devil, Smooth Hawkweed, Tall Hawkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Pilosella piloselloides FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Hieracium piloselloides FAMILY: Asteraceae_
(?) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium florentinum 179-10-004 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Fields, pastures, roadsides
Uncommon in NC, rare in GA & SC
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Rattlesnake Hawkweed, Rattlesnake Weed, Veiny Hawkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hieracium venosum FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium venosum FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium venosum 179-10-005 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Dry forests, woodland margins, roadsides
Common (uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Leafy Hawkweed, Panicled Hawkweed, Allegheny Hawkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hieracium paniculatum FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium paniculatum FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium paniculatum 179-10-006 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Dry to mesic forests, especially along dirt roads
Common in Carolina Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Maryland Hawkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hieracium marianum FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium marianum FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium ×marianum 179-10-007 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Dry forests, woodland margins, roadsides
Common (uncommon in GA Mountains, rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hairy Hawkweed, Beaked Hawkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hieracium gronovii FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium gronovii FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium gronovii 179-10-008 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry forests and woodlands, woodland margins, roadsides
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Rough Hawkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hieracium scabrum FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Hieracium scabrum var. scabrum FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium scabrum 179-10-009 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Dry forests, woodland margins, roadsides
Common in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Asiatic Hawksbeard, Youngia, Japanese Crepis, Oriental False Hawksbeard
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Youngia japonica FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Youngia japonica FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Crepis japonica 179-11-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Flowerbeds, suburban woodlands, roadsides, disturbed areas, trail edges, hammocks, rocky woodlands, floodplains
Common (uncommon in Mountains)
Non-native: southeast Asia
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Common Name: Smallflower Hawksbeard
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Crepis pulchra FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Crepis pulchra FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Crepis pulchra 179-11-002 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas
Common in Piedmont, uncommon in Mountains, rare in Coastal Plain
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name: Smooth Hawksbeard
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Crepis capillaris FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Crepis capillaris FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Crepis capillaris 179-11-003 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common in NC Mountains (rare or waifs elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: Brazilian Cat's-ear
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hypochaeris chillensis FAMILY: Asteraceae_
(?) PLANTS National Database: Hypochaeris brasiliensis var. tweediei FAMILY: Asteraceae_
(?) (MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hypochoeris elata 179-13-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, other disturbed places
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC, rare in Mountains
Non-native: South America
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Common Name:
Hairy Cat's-ear, Spotted Cat's-ear, Cat's Ear Dandelion
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hypochaeris radicata FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hypochaeris radicata FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hypochoeris radicata 179-13-002 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Eurasia
Common Name: Smooth Cat's-ear
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hypochaeris glabra FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hypochaeris glabra FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hypochoeris glabra 179-13-003 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas
Common (rare in Piedmont of GA & NC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Vegetable-oyster, Yellow Salsify, Western Salsify, Yellow Goatsbeard
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tragopogon dubius FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tragopogon dubius FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tragopogon dubius 179-14-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, other disturbed places
Rare
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name: Purple Salsify, Vegetable-oyster, Oyster Plant, Purple Goat’s-beard
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tragopogon porrifolius FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tragopogon porrifolius FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tragopogon porrifolius 179-14-002 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Roadsides, fields
Rare or waif(s)
Non-native: Europe
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Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Twin-flowered Cynthia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Krigia biflora ssp. biflora FAMILY: Asteraceae_
(?) PLANTS National Database: Krigia biflora var. biflora FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Krigia biflora 179-15-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Rich, moist forests
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Krigia montana FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Krigia montana FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Krigia montana 179-15-002 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Cliffs and rock outcrops at medium to high elevations
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Colonial Dwarf-dandelion, Potato Dwarf-dandelion
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Krigia dandelion FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Krigia dandelion FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Krigia dandelion 179-15-003 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Woodlands, roadsides, wet prairies, low damp meadows, disturbed areas
Common in Carolina Piedmont, uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Virginia Dwarf-dandelion
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Krigia virginica FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Krigia virginica FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Krigia virginica 179-15-004 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Rocky woodlands, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Opposite-leaf Dwarf-dandelion
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Krigia cespitosa FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT PLANTS National Database: Krigia caespitosa FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Krigia oppositifolia 179-15-005 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed places
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Carolina False-dandelion, Carolina Desert-chicory
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pyrrhopappus carolinianus FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pyrrhopappus carolinianus FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. carolinianus 179-16-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Dry and moist forests, roadsides, meadows, fields
Common (uncommon in Carolina Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Red-seeded Dandelion
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Taraxacum erythrospermum FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Taraxacum laevigatum FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Taraxacum erythrospermum 179-17-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Roadsides, lawns, pastures, other disturbed sites
Rare
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Common Dandelion
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Taraxacum officinale FAMILY: Asteraceae_
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Taraxacum officinale 179-17-002 FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, urban areas, pastures, disturbed areas, trailsides, less commonly in a variety of less disturbed habitats
Common
Non-native: Eurasia
Common Name: Rose-rush, Flowering Straw, Florida Skeletonplant
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lygodesmia aphylla FAMILY: Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lygodesmia aphylla FAMILY: Asteraceae_
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills
Common in GA Coastal Plain
Native to Georgia
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