Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
False Dandelion, Carolina Dessert Chickory
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Also known as Borkhausia caroliniana
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | 2 ft | |
Life Span: | Annual | |
Flower Color: | Yellow | |
Fruit Color: | ||
Phenology: | Winter dormant, blooms early spring | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Roadside plantings or meadow. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | Is often considered a weed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seeds. It will self-seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Adaptable |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: | Attracts pollinators. | |
Native Habitats: | Disturbed areas |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
Ethnobotany: | Cherokee used to make infusion, taken to purify blood. | |
General Comments: | Basal rosette has weedy appearance. |