Bristle Leaf Chaffhead

Plants 30–100 cm. Stems finely vil­lous to villoso-hirsute, egland­ular. Leaves: basal and proximal cauline narrowly linear, mostly 10–40 cm; cauline well developed, gradually reduced, faces gland-dotted. Heads in flat-topped, corymbiform arrays. Peduncles finely villous (or hairs somewhat appressed). Involucres 6–9 mm. Phyllaries 15–40+ in 3–5+ series, triangular-lanceolate, apices acute, abaxial faces villous, eglandular. Receptacles paleate (nearly throughout). Corollas eglandular, lobes 1–2 mm. Cypselae eglandular; pappus bristles in ± 2 series. 2n = 20.

Liatris squamosa Nuttall

Carphephorus pseudoliatris, the bristleleaf chaffhead , is a species of North American plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to the southeastern United States in the states of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Carphephorus pseudoliatris is an herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It produces a flat-topped inflorescence with many small purplish flower heads containing disc florets but no ray florets.

Carphephorus pseudoliatris là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cúc. Loài này được Cass. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1816.