FNPS Plant Database
Carphephorus corymbosus
deer tongue, coastal-plain chaffhead, Florida paintbrush
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Nomenclature
Common Name:
deer tongue, coastal-plain chaffhead, Florida paintbrush
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Carphephorus corymbosus
Family:
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
2.5-4 ft tall by 1 ft wide
Life Span:
short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white, purple
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
winters as a basal rosette; blooms late summer into fall
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Dry meadows. Wildflower gardens.
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 10, 10B
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Attracts many butterflies (NSIS), bees and other pollinators. One documented bee is Halictus ligatus (Deyrup et al. 2002).
Native Habitats:
Sandhill, scrubby flatwoods, mesic flatwoods.
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Citations:
Deyrup, Mark, Jayanthi Edirisinghe, and Beth Norden. 2002. The diversity and floral hosts of bees at the Archbold Biological Station, Florida (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). 16.
Huegel, Craig, N. 2012. Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
