Pityopsis oligantha

Few-headed Grass-leaved Goldenaster

Pityopsis oligantha (Shuttlew. ex Small) Small is native to the Florida Panhandle and adjacent Alabama and extreme southwestern Georgia. Plants from Central America thought to be in this species belong in P. graminofoliaÌý±¹²¹°ù.Ìýlatifolia.  Heads 1–5(–10), in corymbiform arrays; phyllaries are glandular ().

This species is the only normally spring flowering taxon in the genus, although other taxa might bloom early under some conditions.

Pityopsis oligantha fig-6 semple bowers 1985

Last revised 20 April 2025 by J.C. Semple

© 2025 J.C. Semple, including all photographs unless otherwise indicated

Pityopsis oligantha habitat and habit, Florida
Pityopsis oliganth Hansen 5886 WAT hd
Pityopsis oligantha Hansen 5886 WAT phyll glands
Pityopsis oligantha, fruit body, Hansen 5886, Calhoun Co., Florida

1-4. Pityopsis oligantha. 1. Flowering shoots, Semple 10340, Franklin Co., Florida. 2. Head, Hansen & Richardson 5886 WAT, Calhoun Co., Florida. 3. Glands on phyllaries, H & R 5886. 4. Fruit body, H & R 5886.