var. tracyi. b. Habit, c. Head; only some florets drawn; the heads of

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The genus Pityopsis comprises eight species ranging from Canada to northern Mexico (Semple et al. 1980, Semple and Bowers 1987). In the southeastern United States there are records of use among several native groups. Indigenous people in the coastal Carolinas used the plant as a poultice for sprains (Morton 1974). Now people in the Carolinas make a tea of fresh leaves before the plants flower to treat kidney and bladder problems. The tea is considered a good diuretic to relieve dropsy (edema).

var. tracyi. b. Habit, c. Head; only some florets drawn; the heads of var. latifolia are smaller, d. Mid-series phyllary; chlorophyllous zone dark. e. Mature cypsela with disk floret attached. Drawn by John C.Semple. Modified from Semple and Bowers 1985.

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