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Mexican woollywhite

oldplainsman, woolly-white

Habit Perennials, 20–90 cm. Biennials, 40–100 cm.
Leaves

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

cauline 0 or 3–6.

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

cauline 2–16.

Peduncles

1–10 cm.

1–6 cm.

Ray florets

0.

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.

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

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

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

Heads

1–8(–20+) per stem.

20–60 per stem.

Cypselae

4–6 mm, glabrous or sparsely hirtellous;

pappi of 12–20 scales 0.1–0.4 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 mexicanus

Hymenopappus artemisiifolius

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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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. 311. FNA vol. 21, p. 314.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Hymenopappinae > Hymenopappus 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
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 A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 29. (1883) de Candolle: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 658. (1836)
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