Biology:Hymenopappus flavescens

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Hymenopappus flavescens
Scientific classification edit
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 robustus Greene

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

Named varieties include:[1]

  • Hymenopappus flavescens var. canotomentosus A.Gray New Mexico, Texas , Chihuahua
  • Hymenopappus flavescens var. flavescens - Colorado, Kansas , New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15585170 entry