Taxon: Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Walter) DC.

Summary

Genus:

Pyrrhopappus

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Cichorioideae

Tribe:

Cichorieae

Subtribe:

Microseridinae

Nomen number:

104509

Place of publication:

Prodr. 7:144. 1838

Verified:

11/07/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Farr, E. R. et al., eds. 1979, 1986. Index nomina genericorum Note: 1979; suppl. 1986
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 2000. International code of botanical nomenclature (Saint Louis Code) 346.
Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	Carolina desert-chicory			1	Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
English	Carolina false dandelion			1	Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	e.	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	n. & c.	Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.

Native
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (n. & c.), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (e.)]

Reference(s)

Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed		of unknown importance in the USA	Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104509. Accessed 11 May 2026.