Asteraceae
Carolina desert-chicory
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Pyrrhopappus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 大蒲公英舅
- English
- Carolina desert-chicory
Synonyms
- Barkhausia caroliniana (Walter) Nutt.
- Chondrilla laevigata Pursh
- Leontodon carolinianus Walter
- Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. carolinianus
- Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. georgianus (Shinners) H.E.Ahles
- Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. maximus Nutt.
- Pyrrhopappus georgianus Shinners
- Scorzonera pinnatifida Michx.
- Sitilias caroliniana (Walter) Raf.
- Sitilias caroliniana f. caroliniana
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jamesgowld, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: abbamouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dav Sargsyan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dav Sargsyan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.