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...Dry
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may find it helpful to read Dandelions, True or False? by Jan Haldeman.
Read more about Carolina False-dandelion at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-16-001:
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. carolinianus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. georgianus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Sitilias caroliniana
COMMON NAME:
Carolina False-dandelion
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sica10_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140623_170
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140623_173
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm180601_2600
June Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm180601_2646
June Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Ray flowers pale yellow, numerous; disk flowers absent, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
COMPARE
Dandelions and Dandelion-like species
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JK Marlow s050618_c
June Oconee County SC
Lvs oblanceolate to lanceolate, entire to deeply dissected, whitish midvein, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm0407e_08b
July Greenville County SC
Roadside
Flower is a "cool" yellow, rather than a "warm" yellow...
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JK Marlow jkm120727_852
July Spartanburg County SC
Inner bracts in 1 series, outer bracts shorter & in several series, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
involucral bracts of DYCs with ray flowers only (no disc)
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JK Marlow jkm180706_3332
July Greenville County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_carolinianus_2
July
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JK Marlow s040706_a
July Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm120814_534
August Greenville County SC
Pappus bristles whitish-tan, capillary, 8-10mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm120814_544
August Greenville County SC
Nutlets cylindric, tapered to both ends, 5-grooved, pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm120814_544b
August Greenville County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_carolinianus_r2
August Floyd County GA