PLANTS Profile for Pityopsis graminifolia (narrowleaf silkgrass)

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Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt.
narrowleaf silkgrass

Symbol:

PIGR4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt.

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Distribution:
Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 7 species in Pityopsis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Pityopsis graminifolia var. aequilifolia
narrowleaf silkgrass

Pityopsis graminifolia var. graminifolia
narrowleaf silkgrass

Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia
narrowleaf silkgrass

Pityopsis graminifolia var. tenuifolia
narrowleaf silkgrass

Pityopsis graminifolia var. tracyi
Tracy's silkgrass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Pityopsis Nutt. – silkgrass
Species	Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. – narrowleaf silkgrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt.

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Ohio:
Chrysopsis graminifolia [=PIGRG]
silkgrass		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt.

Heterotheca graminifolia [=PIGRG]:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACU

UPL

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 196349.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 11:58 AM MDT