Hymenopappus flavescens

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Hymenopappus flavescens
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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]
  • Rothia flavescens(A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Hymenopappus robustusGreene

Hymenopappus flavescens, the collegeflower, [2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family.

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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

Named varieties include: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 The Plant List, Hymenopappus flavescens A.Gray
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hymenopappus flavescens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter photos, description, global distribution map
  5. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  6. Flora of North America, Hymenopappus flavescens A. Gray, 1849.