Help us maintain this website and keep it free and open for our community of scientists, students, and conservation managers, who depend on it to obtain the most up to date information. Help us save species and restore native ecosystems!

Close

Please scroll to the bottom for more images.
Carphephorus carnosus (Small) C.W. James
Pineland chaffhead, Pineland deertongue

Carphephorus carnosus
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Endemic to peninsular Florida.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: SNR

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: This species was ranked as imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002). It was reassessed in 2025 using updated NatureServe criteria and the rank of imperiled was retained.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Other data on Carphephorus carnosus available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Carphephorus carnosus has been found in the following 12 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Babcock Ranch Preserve Present Native
Danforth Park Present Native
Dupuis Reserve Present Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Halpatiokee Regional Park Present Native
Hawk's Hammock Park Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Loxahatchee River Natural Area Present Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area Present Native
Pal-Mar Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
Savannas Preserve State Park Present Native

Carphephorus carnosus has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Charlotte County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native

Carphephorus carnosus has been found in the following habitat :
Wet Flatwoods

All Images:

Carphephorus carnosus
Copyright by: Shirley Denton