ASTERACEAE

Pityopsis falcata (Pursh) Nuttall. New England Goldenaster. Phen: Jul-Sep. Hab: Stable dunes (NJ), farther north in sandplain grasslands, coastal heathlands, and pitch pine-scrub oak barrens. Dist: Se. MA south through RI, CT, and NY (Long Island) to s. NJ. A report for Pinellas County in wc. peninsular FL (Wunderlin & Hansen 2011) is a misidentification, probably of a stunted P. tracyi.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Syn: = Fl7, FNA20, K1, K3, K4, NE, WH3, Nesom (2019a), Semple & Bowers (1985); = Chrysopsis falcata – C, F, G; = Heterotheca falcata – Bowers (1972)

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