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Newberry's hymenopappus, Newberry's woollywhite

biennial woollywhite

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

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

cauline 1–3(–5).

basal 2-pinnate, 6–16 cm, lobes 6–20 × 1(–3) mm;

cauline 10–40.

Peduncles

6–15 cm.

1–6 cm.

Ray florets

8;

corollas white or pinkish, laminae 14–20 mm.

8;

corollas white, laminae (6–)14–16 mm.

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.

32–50+;

corollas yellowish, 3–3.5 mm, tubes 1.5 mm, throats campanulate, 1.5–2 mm, lengths 2–3 times lobes.

Phyllaries

whitish or yellowish, 8–10 × 4–7 mm.

yellowish, 5–8 × 3–5 mm.

Heads

3–8 per stem.

20–40 per stem.

Cypselae

3.5–4 mm, glabrous;

pappi 0 or of 1–12+ scales 0.01–0.1 mm.

4 mm, glabrous;

pappi 0 or of scales 0.1–0.2 mm.

2n

= 34.

= 34.

Hymenopappus newberryi

Hymenopappus biennis

Phenology Flowering Jun–Sep. Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat Clays or igneous soils, openings in aspen, pine, and spruce woodlands Limestone soils
Elevation 2100–3000 m (6900–9800 ft) 2000–3000 m (6600–9800 ft)
Distribution
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CO; NM
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NM; TX
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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. artemisiifolius, H. carrizoanus, H. filifolius, H. flavescens, H. mexicanus, H. newberryi, H. radiatus, H. scabiosaeus, H. tenuifolius
Synonyms Leucampyx newberryi
Name authority (A. Gray ex Porter & J. M. Coulter) I. M. Johnston: Contr. Gray Herb. 68: 96. (1923) B. L. Turner: Rhodora 58: 256, figs. 24, 38. (1956)
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