Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Asteraceae

Genus:

Chaptalia

Species:

Chaptalia runcinata

USDA Symbol:

3039178

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

mar,apr,may

Bloom Colors:

white, pink

Native Range

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

butterflies, small pollinators

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Persists in fire-maintained pine flatwoods and sandhills, resprouts from perennial rootstock after fire.