Hymenopappus biennis |
Hymenopappus radiatus |
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biennial woollywhite |
Ray hymenopappus |
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Habit | Biennials, 60–100 cm. | Perennials, 30–45 cm. |
Leaves | basal 2-pinnate, 6–16 cm, lobes 6–20 × 1(–3) mm; cauline 10–40. |
basal 2-pinnate, 8–14 cm, lobes 5–15+ × 1–2 mm; cauline 2–3. |
Peduncles | 1–6 cm. |
3–8 cm. |
Ray florets | 8; corollas white, laminae (6–)14–16 mm. |
8; corollas white, laminae 14–16 mm. |
Disc florets | 32–50+; corollas yellowish, 3–3.5 mm, tubes 1.5 mm, throats campanulate, 1.5–2 mm, lengths 2–3 times lobes. |
30–50+; corollas yellowish, 3–4 mm, tubes 1.5–2 mm, throats campanulate, 1.5 mm, lengths 3 times lobes. |
Phyllaries | yellowish, 5–8 × 3–5 mm. |
yellowish, 7–9 × 3–5 mm. |
Heads | 20–40 per stem. |
6–8 per stem. |
Cypselae | 4 mm, glabrous; pappi 0 or of scales 0.1–0.2 mm. |
4–4.5 mm, ± hirtellous to villous; pappi of 14–18 scales 0.4–0.6 mm. |
2n | = 34. |
= 34. |
Hymenopappus biennis |
Hymenopappus radiatus |
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Phenology | Flowering Jul–Oct. | Flowering May–Jul. |
Habitat | Limestone soils | Sandy soils, pine woodlands |
Elevation | 2000–3000 m (6600–9800 ft) | 2100–2700+ m (6900–8900+ ft) |
Distribution |
NM; TX
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AZ |
Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 314. | FNA vol. 21, p. 310. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Hymenopappinae > Hymenopappus | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Hymenopappinae > Hymenopappus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | B. L. Turner: Rhodora 58: 256, figs. 24, 38. (1956) | Rose: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 122. (1891) |
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