FNPS Plant Database

Carphephorus paniculatus

deer tongue, hairy trilisa

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

deer tongue, hairy trilisa

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Carphephorus paniculatus

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

to 3 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

pink,purple

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower gardens.

Considerations:

Not drought tolerant.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Stays wet ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts many butterflies ( NSIS ), bees and other pollinators.

Native Habitats:

Hydric to mesic pine flatwoods, cutthroat seeps, bogs.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



NSIS.  https://www.nsis.org/butterfly/butterfly-plants-larval.html



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu /).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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