| Hymenopappus mexicanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Hymenopappus |
| Species: | H. mexicanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenopappus mexicanus A.Gray 1883 | |
Hymenopappus mexicanus, the Mexican woollywhite,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It grows in northern Mexico (Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico).[2][3]
Hymenopappus mexicanus is a biennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall. One plant produces 1-20 flower heads per stem, each head with 20-40 yellow disc flowers but no ray flowers.[4]
References
- ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hymenopappus mexicanus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter description, photos, distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Hymenopappus mexicanus A. Gray, 1883.
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