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Chaptalia tomentosa - Woolly Sunbonnets

Chaptalia tomentosa, commonly known as Woolly Sunbonnets or Pineland Daisy, is a charming perennial herbaceous plant found in specific regions of the United States.

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

• Scientific Name: Chaptalia tomentosa Vent.
• Common Names: Woolly Sunbonnets, Pineland Daisy, Wooly Sunbonnet
• Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower or Composite Family)
• Taxonomic Rank: Species
• Taxonomic Status: Accepted

Distribution and Habitat

• Chaptalia tomentosa inhabits the piney woods of Alabama’s Coastal Plain.
• It thrives in savannas, sandhill seeps, and pine flatwoods of the coastal plain.
• This plant is a Florida native and is frequently found in wet flatwoods and bogs.

Morphological Characteristics

• Chaptalia tomentosa is a perennial herbaceous plant.
• It possesses basal leaves only.
• The undersides of its petals are often pink.
• The plant has a scape (stem).

Quirky Facts

• The name "Woolly Sunbonnets" might evoke images of sun-bonnets mentioned in Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", although the connection is purely visual as Twain described the clothing worn by women in his novel.

Further Information

• Discover Life provides a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Chaptalia tomentosa.
• Specimen details can be viewed in an unspecified database.