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Pityopsis is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.[2][4] Species of Pityopsis are known by the common names silkgrass or golden asters or grass-leaved goldenasters .[5][6]

Species[3][7]

• Pityopsis aspera (Shuttlw. ex A.Gray) Small – Pineland silkgrass - LA MS AL GA FL SC NC VA TN
• Pityopsis falcata (Pursh) Nutt. – Sickleleaf silkgrass - ONT NY MA CT RI NJ FL
• Pityopsis flexuosa (Nash) Small – Zigzag silkgrass - FL
• Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. – Narrowleaf silkgrass - Bahamas, Belize, Honduras, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, United States (TX LA MS AL GA FL SC NC VA MD DE WV OH KY TN AR OK)
• Pityopsis microcephala (Small) Small - FL SC TX
• Pityopsis oligantha (Chapm. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Small – Grassleaf goldaster - USA (TX LA MS AL GA FL)
• Pityopsis pinifolia (Elliott) Nutt. – Taylor County goldaster - USA (AL GA SC NC)
• Pityopsis ruthii (Small) Small – Ruth's golden aster - TN

Pityopsis
Pityopsis ruthii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Chrysopsidinae
Genus:	Pityopsis Nutt.
Type species
Pityopsis pinifolia[1][2] (Elliott) Nutt.
Synonyms[3]
Heterotheca sect. Pityopsis (Nutt.) V.L.Harms Chrysopsis ect. Pityopsis (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

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