Chrysopsis graminifolia, known as the grass-leaved golden-aster, is a plant in the genus Chrysopsis. The grass-leaved golden-aster is extremely similar to the Maryland golden-aster, but with softer and more grass-like leaves. It also grows one foot taller than the Maryland golden-aster. The grass-leaved golden-aster is found in dry or sandy soil and pine barrens, and ranges from south Ohio to south Delaware. It grows from July to September.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 0.85 m · USDA: 0.853 m · TRY: 0.152 m
Seed mass0.974 mg
⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.974 mg · GIFT: 1.21 mg
Life cycle & reproduction24
After harvest regrowth rateSlow
Bloom periodLate Spring
Coppice potentialNo
Flower colourwhite
Flower conspicuousYes
Fruit seed period beginSummer
Fruit seed period endFall
Growth rate USDASlow
Life formperennial
Life spanperennial
Lifespan categoryModerate
Propagated by bare rootYes
Propagated by bulbNo
Propagated by containerYes
Propagated by cormNo
Propagated by cuttingsNo
Propagated by seedYes
Propagated by sodNo
Propagated by sprigsYes
Propagated by tubersNo
Resprout abilityNo
Seed spread rateSlow
Seedling vigorMedium
Vegetative spread rateSlow
Diet & foraging1
Parasiteindependent
Habitat & environment24
Active growth periodSpring and Summer
Adapted to coarse textured soilsNo
Adapted to fine textured soilsYes
Adapted to medium textured soilsYes
Aquaticterrestrial
BloatNone
Climatetemperate
Climberself-supporting
Epiphyteterrestrial
Foliage colorGreen
Foliage porosity summerPorous
Foliage porosity winterPorous
Foliage textureMedium
Fruit colourbrown
Growth formherb
Growth form USDARhizomatous
Hedge toleranceNone
Known allelopathNo
Leaf retentionNo
Low growing grassNo
Root depth min10 in
Shape and orientationSemi-Erect
Small grainNo
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry20
Anaerobic toleranceNone
C:N ratioMedium
Caco3 toleranceMedium
Cold stratification requiredNo
Drought toleranceHigh
Fertility requirementLow
Fire resistantNo
Fire toleranceHigh
Frost free days min240 days
Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)311 mg/g
Moisture useMedium
Nitrogen fixation levelNone
Precipitation max55 in
Precipitation min32 in
Protein potentialLow
Salinity toleranceNone
Shade toleranceMedium
Soil pH max7 pH
Soil pH min5.8 pH
Temperature min-3 °F
Uses & economy15
Berry nut seed productNo
Christmas tree productNo
Commercial availabilityNo Known Source
Fodder productNo
Lumber productNo
Naval store productNo
Nursery stock productNo
Palatable browse animalLow
Palatable graze animalLow
Palatable humanNo
Post productNo
Pulpwood productNo
Seeds per pound375 000 per lb
ToxicityNone
Veneer productNo
Other traits6
Fall conspicuousNo
Fruit seed abundanceMedium
Fruit seed conspicuousNo
Fruit seed persistenceYes
Planting density max4 800 per acre
Planting density min2 700 per acre
05DNA & barcoding1 specimens
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Pityopsis graminifolia has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens1
eDNA detections1
Countries1
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualPityopsis graminifolia carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 184×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · eflora
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C. & F. D. Bowers. 1987. The cytogeography of Pityopsis Nutt., the grass-leaved golden asters (Compositae: Astereae). Rhodora 89: 381–389.
CCDB · eflora
2n 363×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · eflora
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C. 1985. Chromosome number determinations in fam. Compositae tribe Astereae. Rhodora 87: 517–527.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C. & F. D. Bowers. 1987. The cytogeography of Pityopsis Nutt., the grass-leaved golden asters (Compositae: Astereae). Rhodora 89: 381–389.
CCDB · eflora
2n 542×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · eflora
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C. & F. D. Bowers. 1987. The cytogeography of Pityopsis Nutt., the grass-leaved golden asters (Compositae: Astereae). Rhodora 89: 381–389.
CCDB · eflora
n 93×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn66
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C. 1977. Cytotaxonomy of Chrysopsis and Heterotheca (Compositae Astereae): A new interpretation of phylogeny. Canad. J. Bot. 55: 2503–2513.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Jones, A. G. & R. A. Smogor. 1984. Chromosome Number Reports LXXXII. Taxon 33: 126–134.
CCDB · book-ipcn66 — S. B. Jones 1966
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy85% within 1 km
≤100 m 122≤1 km 19≤10 km 6>10 km 19
166 georeferenced · 45 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor211
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy35% within 1 km
≤100 m 57≤1 km 102≤10 km 170>10 km 122
451 georeferenced · 526 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence977
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions51 of 76 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Tampa, US
203
Chapel Hill, US
131
Miami, US
90
Bangkok, TH
62
Austin, US
41
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
39
Jackson, US
38
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
29
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
28
Bloomington, US
27
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
23
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
22
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
20
Mississippi State, US
19
Saint Louis, US
19
Columbia, US
14
Norfolk, US
11
Fort Worth, US
11
US
9
Knoxville, US
8
Dover, US
8
GAlocation not on record
7
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
7
Montréal, CA
7
BAYLUlocation not on record
6
Pullman, US
6
Mount Berry, US
5
CASlocation not on record
4
Durango, MX
4
Tempe, US
4
Bronx, US
4
San Angelo, US
3
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
3
Tuscaloosa, US
3
Dekalb, US
3
Burlington, US
3
Western Carolina Universitylocation not on record
3
AUAlocation not on record
3
LDlocation not on record
2
Richmond, US
2
Riverside, US
2
Provo, US
2
Austin, US
2
Flagstaff, US
2
Québec, CA
2
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
2
Asheville, US
2
Oskarshamn, SE
2
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
2
San Luis Obispo, US
2
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preservelocation not on record
1
Juriquilla, MX
1
Moscow, US
1
Pittsburg, US
1
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, (CSIC-UPF)location not on record
1
GB
1
Universidad de Autonoma de Baja Californialocation not on record
1
Philadelphia, US
1
Minia, EG
1
Williamsburg, US
1
Conway, US
1
Mérida, MX
1
Millersville, US
1
Florida Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
1
Clemson, US
1
Durham, US
1
Hudson, US
1
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
University of South Carolina Salkehatchielocation not on record
1
Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record
1
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
1
Kew, GB
1
Davis, US
1
College Park, US
1
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
1
76 institutions · 977 of 977 vouchered records shown
09Environmental DNA1 detections
Where the DNA of Pityopsis graminifolia was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found1
Studies independent surveys1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 1 detections have coordinates
Open the map0 countries0
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 188 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗