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Carphephorus bellidifolius, the sandy-woods chaffhead,[2] is a species of North American plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to the southeastern United States in the States of Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.[3]

Carphephorus bellidifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Carphephorus
Species:	C. bellidifolius
Binomial name
Carphephorus bellidifolius (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
Liatris bellidifolia Michx.

Carphephorus bellidifolius is an herb up to 60 cm (24 inches) tall, largely without hairs. It produces an open, loose inflorescence with many small purplish flower heads containing disc florets but no ray florets.[2]

References

External links

• North Carolina Native Plant Society
• Southeastern Flora
• Carolina Nature
• Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora

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