FNPS Plant Database

Carphephorus pseudoliatris

bristle-leaf chaffhead

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

bristle-leaf chaffhead

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Carphephorus pseudoliatris

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-4 ft tall by 0.5 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

purple

Fruit Color:

white,NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden.

Considerations:

Not drought tlerant.

Availability:

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:

Acidic to neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

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

Native Habitats:

Flatwoods, 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.



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

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