Carphephorus tomentosus
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| Species: | C. tomentosus
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Carphephorus tomentosus (common name woolly 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 Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.[3]
Carphephorus tomentosus is an herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, covered with many hairs resembling wool. It produces a flat-topped inflorescence with many small purplish flower heads containing disc florets but no ray florets.[2]
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