Pityopsis

Pityopsis graminifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Chrysopsidinae
Genus: Pityopsis
Species: P. aequilifolia – P. aspera – P. falcata – P. flexuosa – P. graminifolia – P. latifolia – P. microcephala – P. oligantha – P. pinifolia – P. ruthii – P. tenuifolia – P. tracyi

Name

Pityopsis Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 317. (1840)

• Type species: Pityopsis pinifolia (Elliott) Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 318. (1840)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Hectorea DC. in Prodr. 5: 95 (1836)
  • Heyfeldera Sch.Bip. in Flora 36: 35 (1853)

Homonyms

• Pithyopsis Falkenberg, 1897, nom. illeg. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Central & Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia Regional:Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas Regional: Central America Belize, Guatemala, Honduras References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Nuttall, T. 1840. Descriptions of new species and genera of plants in the natural order of the Compositae, collected in a tour across the continent to the Pacific, a residence in Oregon, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands and upper California, during the years 1834 and 1835. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge, n.s.[new series][ser. 2], 7: 283–453. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Pityopsis. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 10 2017.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Pityopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Dec. 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2017. Pityopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Dec. 2017.
• Hassler, M. 2017. Pityopsis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Dec 10. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pityopsis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: silkgrass, golden asters, grass-leaved goldenasters

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