Flora of North America species comparison

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Hymenopappus mexicanus

Mexican woollywhite
Habit Perennials, 20–90 cm.
Leaves

basal simple or 1-pinnate, 6–20 cm, lobes 5–15+ × 1–9 mm;

cauline 0 or 3–6.
Peduncles

1–10 cm.
Ray florets

0.
Disc florets

20–40;

corollas yellow, 3–4.5 mm, tubes 2–2.5 mm, throats campanulate, 1–1.5 mm, lengths 3–4 times lobes.
Phyllaries

yellowish to whitish or red-tinged, 6–9 × 2–3 mm.
Heads

1–8(–20+) per stem.
Cypselae

4–6 mm, glabrous or sparsely hirtellous;

pappi of 12–20 scales 0.1–0.4 mm.
2n

= 34.

Hymenopappus mexicanus
Phenology Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat Openings in pine, spruce, and aspen woodlands
Elevation 2100–3000 m (6900–9800 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; NM; Mexico
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Source FNA vol. 21, p. 311.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Hymenopappinae > Hymenopappus
Sibling taxa
H. artemisiifolius, H. biennis, H. carrizoanus, H. filifolius, H. flavescens, H. newberryi, H. radiatus, H. scabiosaeus, H. tenuifolius
Name authority A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 29. (1883)
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