Hymenopappus mexicanus |
Hymenopappus artemisiifolius |
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Mexican woollywhite |
oldplainsman, woolly-white |
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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. |
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Peduncles | 1–10 cm. |
1–6 cm. |
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Ray florets | 0. |
0. |
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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. |
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Phyllaries | yellowish to whitish or red-tinged, 6–9 × 2–3 mm. |
whitish (sometimes red-tinged) or yellowish, 5–12 × 2–7 mm. |
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Heads | 1–8(–20+) per stem. |
20–60 per stem. |
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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. |
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2n | = 34. |
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Hymenopappus mexicanus |
Hymenopappus artemisiifolius |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun–Oct. | |||||
Habitat | Openings in pine, spruce, and aspen woodlands | |||||
Elevation | 2100–3000 m (6900–9800 ft) | |||||
Distribution |
AZ; NM; Mexico
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AR; LA; TX
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Discussion | Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 311. | FNA vol. 21, p. 314. | ||||
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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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