Chrysopsis delaneyi

Chrysopsis delaneyi R.P. Wunderlin & Semple has a range that includes two disjunct groups of populations in peninsular Florida. (DeLaney, Wunderlin and Semple 2003). One is on the central ridge and the other along the much lower coastal ridge. The two differ slightly in the size of the glands on the leaves. Plants can form new hairy rosette leaves near the base of older stems. The pappus is clearly quadruple with distinct short outer scaly bristles (2° outer), mid length gracile bristles (2° inner), much longer tapering bristiles (1° outer), and the longest inner clavate bristles (1° inner).  The species is diploid (2n=10).  See Semple (2006 FNA).

DeLaney, K.R., R. P. Wunderlin and J.C. Semple. 2003. Chrysopsis delaneyi (Asteraceae, Astereae), another new species from peninsular Florida. Botanical Explorer 3: 1-40.

Last revosed 17 April 2025 by J.C. Semple

© 2025 J.C. Semple, including all photographs unless otherwise indicated

Chrysopsis delaneyi, 1.2 m tall, Brevard Co., FL
Chrysopsis delaneyi 11141 rosettes mid size
Chrysopsis delaneyi 11141 small rosette and stems
Chrysopsis delaneyi, florets, central Florida 11141
Chrysopsis delaneyi pappus bristles, central Florida
Chrysopsis delaneyi florida highlandsensis scabrell distribution
Chrysopsis delaneyi, 1.2 m tall, Brevard Co., FL
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Chrysopsis delaneyi 11141 rosettes mid size
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Chrysopsis delaneyi 11141 small rosette and stems
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Chrysopsis delaneyi, florets, central Florida 11141
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Chrysopsis delaneyi pappus bristles, central Florida
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Chrysopsis delaneyi florida highlandsensis scabrell distribution
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1-6. Chrysopsis delaneyi. 1. Large plant, Semple Wunderlin & Delaney 11144, Brevard Co., Florida. 2. Sparsely hairy and densely hairy rosettes, S et al. 11144. 3. Rosettes and lower stem leaves, S et al. 11144. 4. Florets, S et al. 11144. 5. Pappus bristles. 6. Range map.