Pityopsis falcata

Pityopsis falcata

Vulnerable (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pityopsis
Species:
P. falcata
Binomial name
Pityopsis falcata
(Pursh) Nutt.
Synonyms
List
    • Inula falcata Pursh (1813)
    • Inula mariana var. falcata (Pursh) Nutt. (1818)
    • Chrysopsis falcata (Pursh) Elliot (1823)
    • Diplogon falcatum (Pursh) Kuntze (1891)
    • Heterotheca falcata (Pursh) V.L. Harms (1969)

Pityopsis falcata, commonly known as sickleleaf silkgrass, sickle-leaved golden aster, and New England Golden aster, is perennial plant in the family Asteraceae native to the northeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain of the United States.