Carphephorus corymbosus, the Florida paintbrush or coastal plain chaffhead, is a species of North American plant in the family Asteraceae. They are native to the southeastern United States in the States of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Description Carphephorus corymbosus is an herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. It produces a flat-topped inflorescence with many small purplish flower heads containing disc florets but no ray florets. Its habitats include sand hills, sandy open woodlands and pine barrens.
Distribution and habitat C. corymbosus is found in the sandy uplands of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.Hammer, Roger L. Everglades Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Historic Everglades: Including Big Cypress, Corkscrew and Fakahatchee Swamps. Guilford: Falcon, 2002. 17. Print. In south-central Florida, it is exclusively found in pine flatwoods, savannas, and pine flatwoods.Orzell, S. L. and E. L. Bridges (2006). "Floristic composition of the south-central Florida dry prairie landscape." Florida Ecosystem 1(3): 123-133. C. corymbosus thrives in open light conditions, and is capable of growing in areas disturbed by humans, including bulldozed areas, around powerlines, roadsides, and clearings.Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, L. Baltzell, Tara Baridi, Robert Blaisdell, Boothes, Richard Carter, A.F. Clewell, George R. Cooley, D. B. Creager, D. B. Creager, F. C. Creager, R. J. Eaton, Nancy Edmonson, Rex Ellis, G. Fleming, P. Genelle, Robert K. Godfrey, S. C. Hood, Richard D. Houk, R. Kral, Kurz, O. Lakela, Bob Lazor, R. W. Long, S.W. Leonard, T. MacClendon, John Morrill, R. E. Perdue, J. E. Poppleton, A. G. Shuey, Cecil R. Slaughter, S. D. Todd, Wagner, R. P. Wunderlin States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Dixie, Duval, Hernando, Highlands, Jackson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Nassau, Osceola, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
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External links Florida Native Plant Society Native Florida Wildflowers Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas