The green links below add additional plants to the comparison table. Blue links lead to other Web sites.
enable glossary links

Newberry's hymenopappus, Newberry's woollywhite

oldplainsman, woolly-white

Habit Perennials, 20–60 cm. Biennials, 40–100 cm.
Leaves

basal 2-pinnate, 12–25 cm, lobes 5–15(–25+) × 0.5–1.5(–3+) mm;

cauline 1–3(–5).

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

cauline 2–16.

Peduncles

6–15 cm.

1–6 cm.

Ray florets

8;

corollas white or pinkish, laminae 14–20 mm.

0.

Disc florets

60–150+;

corollas yellowish, 3.5–4 mm, tubes 1.5–2 mm, throats campanulate, 1.5–2 mm, lengths 2–3 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

whitish or yellowish, 8–10 × 4–7 mm.

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

Heads

3–8 per stem.

20–60 per stem.

Cypselae

3.5–4 mm, glabrous;

pappi 0 or of 1–12+ scales 0.01–0.1 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 newberryi

Hymenopappus artemisiifolius

Phenology Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat Clays or igneous soils, openings in aspen, pine, and spruce woodlands
Elevation 2100–3000 m (6900–9800 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CO; NM
[WildflowerSearch map]
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
AR; LA; TX
[WildflowerSearch map]
[BONAP county map]
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. 310. 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. mexicanus, 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
Synonyms Leucampyx newberryi
Name authority (A. Gray ex Porter & J. M. Coulter) I. M. Johnston: Contr. Gray Herb. 68: 96. (1923) de Candolle: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 658. (1836)
Web links