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Carphephorus pseudoliatris

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Bristleleaf chaffhead
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Carphephorus pseudoliatris
Synonyms[1]
  • Carphephorus pseudo-liatris Cass. 1816
  • Liatris squamosa Nutt. 1818

Carphephorus pseudoliatris (common name Bristleleaf chaffhead )[2] is a species of North American plants in the sunflower family. They are native to the southeastern United States in the States of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.[3]

Carphephorus pseudoliatris is an herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It produces a flat-topped inflorescence with many small purplish flower heads containing disc florets but no ray florets.[2]

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