Sickleleaf Silkgrass

Pityopsis falcata (Pursh) Nutt. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Sickleleaf Silkgrass: Schinia spinosae

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode I.
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.