• Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Carphephorus carnosus

bald-headed carphephorus, pineland chaffhead

Nomenclature

Common Name:

bald-headed carphephorus, pineland chaffhead

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Carphephorus carnosus

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-2 ft tall by 0.5 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

purple

Fruit Color:

white

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden,

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts many butterflies, bees and other pollinators. ( Hawthorn Hill Wildflowers ).

Native Habitats:

Low sites. Cutthroat seeps, hydric to wet-mesic pine flatwoods, savannas, seep slopes.

Comments:

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General Comments:

Endemic to Florida.