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Chaffhead

Carphephorus

Also called Chaffheads

Chaffhead
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)

About

Carphephorus is a genus of North American plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to the southeastern United States from Louisiana to Virginia. Plants of this genus are known commonly as chaffheads.

Safety

A number of species contain volatile oils, giving characteristic odors.

Other Carphephorus plants

Sandywoods chaffhead · Coastal plain chaffhead · Vanillaleaf · Hairy chaffhead · Bristleleaf chaffhead · Woolly chaffhead · Pineland Chaffhead · Chaffhead

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carphephorus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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