Asteraceae

Narrowleaf silkgrass

Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pityopsis

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Common names

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English: Narrowleaf silkgrass

Synonyms

Chrysopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Elliott
Chrysopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Chrysopsis graminifolia var. graminifolia
Diplemium nervosum (Willd.) Raf.
Diplogon graminifolium Raf.
Diplogon graminifolium (Michx.) Kuntze
Diplogon stenophyllum Raf. ex DC.
Erigeron glandulosus Poir.
Haplopappus gramineus Benth.
Heterotheca graminifolia (Michx.) Shinners
Heterotheca graminifolia var. graminifolia
Inula graminifolia Michx.
Inula graminifolia var. graminifolia
Pityopsis graminifolia var. graminifolia

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.