Pityopsis is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.[2][4] Species of Pityopsis are known by the common names silkgrass or golden asters or grass-leaved goldenasters .[5][6]

Pityopsis
Pityopsis ruthii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Chrysopsidinae
Genus: Pityopsis
Nutt.
Type species
Pityopsis pinifolia[1][2]
(Elliott) Nutt.
Synonyms[3]
  • Heterotheca sect. Pityopsis (Nutt.) V.L.Harms
  • Chrysopsis ect. Pityopsis (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray
Species[3][7]

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