Prionopsis ciliata (Nuttall) Nuttall. Spanish-gold, Wax Goldenweed. Phen: Aug-Oct. Hab: Glades, prairies, roadsides, other disturbed areas. Dist: IA and CO south to LA, TX, NM, AZ, and Mexico; occurrences in IL, MO, AR, and LA are sometimes considered adventive. Reported as a waif in AL by Barger et al. (2019).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: The appropriate name for this taxon in Grindelia (if not recognized in Prionopsis) is Grindelia papposa (Diggs et al. 1999).

Synonymy: = Il, K3, K4, Tx, Bartoli & Tortosa (2012); = Grindelia ciliata (Nutt.) Spreng. – Ar, FNA20, Mi, Mo2; = Haplopappus ciliatus (Nutt.) DC. – C, F, GrPl, SE1; > Grindelia papposa G.L.Nesom & Y.B.Suh – NcTx

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
• Great Plains: UPL (name change)
• Midwest: UPL (name change)
• Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (name change)

Heliophily: 9