Hymenopappus flavescens
| Hymenopappus flavescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Hymenopappus |
| Species: | H. flavescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenopappus flavescens A.Gray 1849 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hymenopappus flavescens, the collegeflower,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family.
Distribution and habitat
It grows in the southwestern and south-central United States (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua).[3][4] It grows in sandy soils.[5]
Description
Hymenopappus flavescens is a biennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall. It produces 15-100 flower heads per stem, each head with 20–40 yellow disc flowers but no ray flowers.[6]
Varieties
- Hymenopappus flavescens var. canotomentosus A.Gray New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua
- Hymenopappus flavescens var. flavescens - Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
References
- ^ a b The Plant List, Hymenopappus flavescens A.Gray
- ^ NRCS. "Hymenopappus flavescens". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter photos, description, global distribution map
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ Flora of North America, Hymenopappus flavescens A. Gray, 1849.
