Biology:Hymenopappus scabiosaeus
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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. scabiosaeus
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| Hymenopappus scabiosaeus L'Hér. 1788
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Hymenopappus scabiosaeus, the Carolina woollywhite,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It grows in the central and southeastern United States, primarily on the Great Plains an on the Coastal Plain of the Southeast. There are also isolated populations in Illinois and Indiana as well as in the state of Coahuila in northern Mexico.[3][4]
Hymenopappus scabiosaeus is a biennial herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall. It produces 20-100 flower heads per stem, each head with 20-80 white disc flowers but no ray flowers.[5]
- Varieties
- Hymenopappus scabiosaeus var. corymbosus (Torr. & A.Gray) B.L.Turner - Kansas , Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas , Coahuila
- Hymenopappus scabiosaeus var. scabiosaeus - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana , Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Hymenopappus scabiosaeus L'Hér.
- ↑ "Hymenopappus scabiosaeus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=HYSC. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ SEINet, Southwestern biodiversity, Arizona chapter description, distribution map, photos of herbarium specimens
- ↑ Flora of North America, Hymenopappus scabiosaeus L’Héritier, 1788.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15586607 entry
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