Pityopsis tracyi (Small) Small. Tracy’s Goldenaster. Phen: Oct-Dec. Hab: Longleaf pine sandhills, scrubby flatwoods, and mesic to wet-mesic pine savannas on poorly drained Spodosols. Dist: Endemic to peninsular Fl and se. GA; reports of it in n. AL were probably based on aberrant individuals of P. graminifolia.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Bridges & Orzell (2018b) for detailed discussion. This taxon can be diploid (2n=18), tetraploid (2n=36), or hexaploid (2n=54). A large complex of forms are produced by this variation in ploidy level, and possible introgression, for a detailed discussion with illustrations see Nesom (2019a).

Synonymy: = K4, S, Nesom (2019a); = Heterotheca graminifolia (Michx.) Shinners var. tracyi (Small) Long; = Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. var. tracyi (Small) Semple – FNA20, K1, K3, Semple & Bowers (1985); = Pityopsis nervosa (Willd.) Dress var. tracyi (Small) D.B.Ward – Ward (2004c); < Chrysopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Elliott – SE1; < Heterotheca graminifolia (Michx.) Shinners – Bowers (1972); < Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. – Fl7, WH3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 9