| Blepharipappus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Madieae |
| Subtribe: | Madiinae |
| Genus: | Blepharipappus Hook. |
| Species: | B. scaber |
| Binomial name | |
| Blepharipappus scaber | |
Blepharipappus is a North American plant genus in the family Asteraceae containing the single known species Blepharipappus scaber, known by the common name rough eyelash, or rough eyelashweed. [1] Blepharis is Greek for 'eyelash' and 'pappus' refers to the feathery part of the plant's seeds. [2]
Blepharipappus scaber is a small, inconspicuous, annual plant herb to the northwestern United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, and northern California). [3] It grows in sandy soil in forests at elevations of 300–2,200 meters (980–7,220 ft) [4] and in the western portion of the sagebrush steppe. [2]
Growing up to several inches in height, the plant raises slender, fuzzy stems, with alternate leaves. [2] Atop the stems bloom between one and several daisylike flower heads. [2] [4] These have 3–8 three-lobed ray florets, [2] which are white with purple markings, while the center of the head is packed with about 10 white disc florets with purple anthers. [2] The fruit is a dark achene which often bears a pappus of a few stiff, light colored bristles, resembling human eyelashes (hence the common name of the plant). [4]
Some Plateau Indian tribes used as part of a treatment for bloody diarrhea. [5]
The species is similar to Layia glandulosa , which has yellow disc flowers. [2]
