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oldplainsman

oldplainsman, woolly-white

Habit Biennials, 40–100 cm.
Leaves

basal simple (5–20+ mm wide) or 1-pinnate, 8–20 cm, lobes 5–20+ × 1–5(–20+) mm;

cauline 2–16.

Cauline leaves

(6–)8–16.

Peduncles

1–4(–6) cm.

1–6 cm.

Ray florets

0.

Disc florets

20–30+;

corollas whitish to purplish, 3.5–5 mm, tubes 2.5–3 mm, throats funnelform, 1–1.5 mm, lengths 1–1.5 times lobes.

40–60;

corollas white to purplish or yellowish to reddish, 3–5 mm, tubes 2–3 mm, throats funnelform, 1–1.5 mm, lengths 1–1.5 times lobes.

Phyllaries

usually whitish, sometimes red-tinged, 6–12 × 3–7 mm.

whitish (sometimes red-tinged) or yellowish, 5–12 × 2–7 mm.

Heads

20–60 per stem.

Cypselae

3.5–4 mm, hirtellous;

pappi 0.3–1(–1.5) mm.

3.5–5 mm, hirtellous or villous;

pappi of 16–18 scales 0.3–1(–1.5) or 1.5–2 mm.

2n

= 34.

Hymenopappus artemisiifolius var. artemisiifolius

Hymenopappus artemisiifolius

Phenology Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat Sandy soils, pine and oak woodlands
Elevation 10–300+ m (0–1000+ ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AR; LA; TX
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from FNA
AR; LA; TX
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Discussion

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Key
1. Cauline leaves (6–)8–16; phyllaries 6–12 mm; corollas whitish to purplish; pappi 0.3–1(–1.5) mm
var. artemisiifolius
1. Cauline leaves 2–8; phyllaries 5–7 mm; corollas yellowish to reddish; pappi 1.5–2 mm
var. riograndensis
Source FNA vol. 21, p. 315. FNA vol. 21, p. 314.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Hymenopappinae > Hymenopappus > Hymenopappus artemisiifolius Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Hymenopappinae > Hymenopappus
Sibling taxa
H. artemisiifolius var. riograndensis
H. biennis, H. carrizoanus, H. filifolius, H. flavescens, H. mexicanus, H. newberryi, H. radiatus, H. scabiosaeus, H. tenuifolius
Subordinate taxa
H. artemisiifolius var. artemisiifolius, H. artemisiifolius var. riograndensis
Name authority unknown de Candolle: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 658. (1836)
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