Asteraceae
Woolly chaffhead
Carphephorus tomentosus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Carphephorus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Woolly chaffhead
Synonyms
- Carphephorus tomentosus var. tomentosus
- Carphephorus tomentosus var. walteri (Elliott) Fernald
- Liatris tomentosa Michx.
- Liatris tomentosa Michaux
- Liatris walteri Elliott
Flowers
- In flower
- July, October (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: no rights reserved, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Austin Pursley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Casey Harless, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hayes Valentine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.