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Carphephorus tomentosus

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Asteraceae

Genus
  
Carphephorus

Order
  
Asterales

Tribe
  
Eupatorieae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Carphephorus, Rhexia, Calopogon, Aristida, Andropogon

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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Carphephorus tomentosus Wikipedia