genus

Silkgrasses

Pityopsis

Field notes

Pityopsis is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. Species of Pityopsis are known by the common names silkgrass or golden asters or grass-leaved goldenasters .

Species

Pityopsis aspera (Shuttlw. ex A.Gray) Small – Pineland silkgrass - LA MS AL GA FL SC NC VA TN

Pityopsis falcata (Pursh) Nutt. – Sickleleaf silkgrass - ONT NY MA CT RI NJ FL

Pityopsis flexuosa (Nash) Small – Zigzag silkgrass - FL

Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. – Narrowleaf silkgrass - Bahamas, Belize, Honduras, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, United States (TX LA MS AL GA FL SC NC VA MD DE WV OH KY TN AR OK)

Pityopsis microcephala (Small) Small - FL GA SC NC AL MS LA

Pityopsis oligantha (Chapm. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Small – Grassleaf goldaster - USA (TX LA MS AL GA FL)

Pityopsis pinifolia (Elliott) Nutt. – Taylor County goldaster - USA (AL GA SC NC)

Pityopsis ruthii (Small) Small – Ruth's golden aster - TN

Children

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Herbaceous plants
Plant type: Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native silkgrasses All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.