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Asteraceae > Carphephorus (Chaffhead)

Wooly Chaffhead (Carphephorus tomentosus) Wooly Chaffhead (Carphephorus tomentosus)
Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006

Wooly Chaffhead (Carphephorus tomentosus) Wooly Chaffhead (Carphephorus tomentosus)
Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006

Wooly Chaffhead (Carphephorus tomentosus) Wooly Chaffhead (Carphephorus tomentosus)
Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006

Wooly Chaffhead (Carphephorus tomentosus) Wooly Chaffhead (Carphephorus tomentosus)
Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006


Sandhill Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius) Sandhill Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius)
Scotland Co., NC
1 Oct 2006

In NC, found mostly in the sandhills in dry sandy wooded habitats.

Sandhill Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius)
Moore Co., NC
10 Oct 2004
Sandhill Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius) Sandhill Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius)
Scotland Co., NC
1 Oct 2006

Sandhill Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius) Sandhill Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius)
Scotland Co., NC
1 Oct 2006

Sandhill Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius) Sandhill Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius)
Scotland Co., NC
1 Oct 2006

Occasionally, white flowered Sandhill Chaffhead is found.

Sandhill Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius) Sandhill Chaffhead, Sandywoods Chaffhead (Carphephorus bellidifolius)
Scotland Co., NC
1 Oct 2006

Carphephorus bellidifolius is affectionately known as "Car-bel" among a group of butterfly-watchers who know that this species is an excellent nectar source for a variety of butterflies (like this Monarch).


Deer's-tongue, Vanillaleaf (Carphephorus odoratissimus, Trilisa odoratissima) Deer's-tongue, Vanillaleaf (Carphephorus odoratissimus, Trilisa odoratissima)
Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006

Uncommon in the coastal plain in NC, Vanillaleaf grows in pine flatwoods and savannas.

Deer's-tongue, Vanillaleaf (Carphephorus odoratissimus) Deer's-tongue, Vanillaleaf (Carphephorus odoratissimus, Trilisa odoratissima)
Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006

Deer's-tongue, Vanillaleaf (Carphephorus odoratissimus, Trilisa odoratissima) Deer's-tongue, Vanillaleaf (Carphephorus odoratissimus, Trilisa odoratissima)
Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006

Deer's-tongue, Vanillaleaf (Carphephorus odoratissimus, Trilisa odoratissima) Deer's-tongue, Vanillaleaf (Carphephorus odoratissimus, Trilisa odoratissima)
Craven Co., NC
27 Aug 2006

The leaves smell pleasantly like vanilla when dry.


Hairy Chaffhead (Trilisa paniculata, Carphephorus paniculatus) Hairy Chaffhead (Trilisa paniculata, Carphephorus paniculatus)
Pine savanna in Carteret Co., NC
26 Aug 2012

Common in the North Carolina coastal plain in pinewoods habitats.

Hairy Chaffhead (Trilisa paniculata, Carphephorus paniculatus) Hairy Chaffhead (Trilisa paniculata, Carphephorus paniculatus)
Pine savanna in Carteret Co., NC
26 Aug 2012

Hairy Chaffhead (Trilisa paniculata, Carphephorus paniculatus) Hairy Chaffhead (Trilisa paniculata, Carphephorus paniculatus)
Pine savanna in Carteret Co., NC
26 Aug 2012

Hairy Chaffhead (Trilisa paniculata, Carphephorus paniculatus) Hairy Chaffhead (Trilisa paniculata, Carphephorus paniculatus)
Pine savanna in Carteret Co., NC
26 Aug 2012

Hairy Chaffhead (Trilisa paniculata, Carphephorus paniculatus) Hairy Chaffhead (Trilisa paniculata, Carphephorus paniculatus)
Pine savanna in Carteret Co., NC
26 Aug 2012



Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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