Carphephorus tomentosus facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Woolly chaffhead
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Eupatorieae
Genus:	Carphephorus
Species:	C. tomentosus
Binomial name
*Carphephorus tomentosus* (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray
Synonyms
Carphephorus tomentosus var. walteri (Elliott) Fernald Liatris tomentosa Michx. Liatris walteri Elliott

Carphephorus tomentosus (common name woolly chaffhead) is a species of North American plants in the sunflower family. They are native to the southeastern United States in the states of Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Carphephorus tomentosus is an herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, covered with many hairs resembling wool. It produces a flat-topped inflorescence with many small purplish flower heads containing disc florets but no ray florets.

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