Index / Search / Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
§1 Plant
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Walter) DC.
vernacular Carolina desert-chicory — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual, Biennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Pyrrhopappus
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 817 counties across 23 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 817 counties across 23 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Chicot 05017
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Dallas 05039
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Jackson 05067
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Phillips 05107
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Woodruff 05147
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Baker 12003
- Bradford 12007
- Brevard 12009
- Calhoun 12013
- Citrus 12017
- Clay 12019
- Columbia 12023
- DeSoto 12027
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Hamilton 12047
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Holmes 12059
- Indian River 12061
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lafayette 12067
- Lake 12069
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Madison 12079
- Marion 12083
- Nassau 12089
- Okaloosa 12091
- Orange 12095
- Osceola 12097
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- Sumter 12119
- Suwannee 12121
- Taylor 12123
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
- Washington 12133
Georgia view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Atkinson 13003
- Baker 13007
- Bartow 13015
- Camden 13039
- Charlton 13049
- Chatham 13051
- Clarke 13059
- Columbia 13073
- Dade 13083
- Dougherty 13095
- Elbert 13105
- Floyd 13115
- Forsyth 13117
- Fulton 13121
- Gwinnett 13135
- Irwin 13155
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jefferson 13163
- Jenkins 13165
- Liberty 13179
- Lowndes 13185
- Madison 13195
- McIntosh 13191
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Oconee 13219
- Rockdale 13247
- Stephens 13257
- Thomas 13275
- Tift 13277
- Towns 13281
- Walker 13295
- Ware 13299
- Washington 13303
- White 13311
- Wilkes 13317
Illinois view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Clinton 17027
- Crawford 17033
- Edwards 17047
- Franklin 17055
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Lawrence 17101
- Livingston 17105
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Riley 20161
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Allen 21003
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Carlisle 21039
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Graves 21083
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Knox 21121
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Assumption 22007
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- Lafourche 22057
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. James 22093
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Mississippi view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 100 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Holt 29087
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 5 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 81 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Anson 37007
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Camden 37029
- Carteret 37031
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Currituck 37053
- Dare 37055
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Hyde 37095
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Lincoln 37109
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Montgomery 37123
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Perquimans 37143
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Tyrrell 37177
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
Oklahoma view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Adair 40001
- Atoka 40005
- Bryan 40013
- Carter 40019
- Cherokee 40021
- Choctaw 40023
- Cleveland 40027
- Delaware 40041
- Grady 40051
- Haskell 40061
- Johnston 40069
- Kay 40071
- Lincoln 40081
- Love 40085
- Marshall 40095
- Mayes 40097
- McCurtain 40089
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Oklahoma 40109
- Ottawa 40115
- Payne 40119
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Pushmataha 40127
- Sequoyah 40135
- Tulsa 40143
- Washington 40147
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Chester 45023
- Chesterfield 45025
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dillon 45033
- Dorchester 45035
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenville 45045
- Greenwood 45047
- Hampton 45049
- Horry 45051
- Jasper 45053
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- Marion 45067
- Marlboro 45069
- McCormick 45065
- Newberry 45071
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Spartanburg 45083
- Union 45087
- Williamsburg 45089
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Carroll 47017
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Houston 47083
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- McMinn 47107
- McNairy 47109
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Polk 47139
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Trousdale 47169
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Bastrop 48021
- Bowie 48037
- Brazoria 48039
- Brazos 48041
- Burleson 48051
- Cameron 48061
- Collin 48085
- Dallas 48113
- DeWitt 48123
- Fayette 48149
- Freestone 48161
- Gonzales 48177
- Gregg 48183
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Harrison 48203
- Hays 48209
- Houston 48225
- Hunt 48231
- Jasper 48241
- Jefferson 48245
- Madison 48313
- Marion 48315
- McLennan 48309
- Milam 48331
- Montgomery 48339
- Newton 48351
- Orange 48361
- Panola 48365
- Red River 48387
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- San Augustine 48405
- Tarrant 48439
- Travis 48453
- Trinity 48455
- Van Zandt 48467
- Victoria 48469
- Walker 48471
- Washington 48477
- Wood 48499
Virginia view state ↗ 67 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Bedford 51019
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PYCA2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3145236 ↗Record version
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