Biology:Hymenopappus flavescens
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Hymenopappus flavescens A.Gray 1849
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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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Plant List, Hymenopappus flavescens A.Gray
- ↑ "Hymenopappus flavescens". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=HYFL. 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". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HYFLF.
- ↑ Flora of North America, Hymenopappus flavescens A. Gray, 1849.
Wikidata ☰ Q15585170 entry
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