Carolina Desert Chicory
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Walter) DC. - Aster familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Moths; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Carolina Desert Chicory: Rotruda mucidella, Schinia mitis
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
- MEX: Mexico Northeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)
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.