Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Pityopsis graminifolia

silk-grass, silkgrass
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

silk-grass, silkgrass

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Pityopsis graminifolia

Familia:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

2-3 ft tall by 1-5 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow

Color de la fruta:

white

Fenología:

evergreen

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Wildflower garden. Foliage can be attractive year-round as silvery-gray green. Also suitable for naturalizing. The foliage will spread into a small mat which can be used to some extent as a groundcover.

Consideraciones:

Cut back after flowering to keep it neat.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Seed, division.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts bees and butterflies. A pollinator study at the Archbold Biological Station documented over 30 species of bees visiting this species (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Hábitats nativos:

Sandhill, scrub, scrubby flatwoods, flatwoods, dry prairie, disturbed areas.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Minimize competition especially if it is over-topping the Pityopsis.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Deyrup, Mark, Jay Edirisinghe, and Beth Norden. (2002). The diversity and floral hosts of bees at the Archbold Biological Station, Florida (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Insecta Mundi, 544. ( https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/544/ ). Accessed 2026. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co., St. Petersburg, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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