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chalk Hill hymenopappus, chalkhill woollywhite

Ray hymenopappus

Habit Biennials, 40–150 cm. Perennials, 30–45 cm.
Leaves

2-pinnate, 8–15 cm, lobes (3–)5–15+ × 0.5–1.5+ mm;

cauline 8–30.

basal 2-pinnate, 8–14 cm, lobes 5–15+ × 1–2 mm;

cauline 2–3.

Peduncles

3–8 cm.

Ray florets

0.

8;

corollas white, laminae 14–16 mm.

Disc florets

25–50;

corollas whitish, 2.5–3 mm, tubes 1.5–2.2 mm, throats campanulate, 0.8–1.5 mm, lengths 1.5–2 times lobes.

30–50+;

corollas yellowish, 3–4 mm, tubes 1.5–2 mm, throats campanulate, 1.5 mm, lengths 3 times lobes.

Phyllaries

yellowish, 5–8 × 2–4 mm.

yellowish, 7–9 × 3–5 mm.

Heads

20–200 per stem.

6–8 per stem.

Cypselae

3.5–4.5 mm, ± villous;

pappi of 16–18 scales 1–1.5(–2) mm.

4–4.5 mm, ± hirtellous to villous;

pappi of 14–18 scales 0.4–0.6 mm.

Pedun

-cles 1–5 cm.

2n

= 34.

= 34.

Hymenopappus tenuifolius

Hymenopappus radiatus

Phenology Flowering (Apr–)May–Jul(–Aug). Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat Sandy, gravelly, or silty soils, limestone Sandy soils, pine woodlands
Elevation 50–2100 m (200–6900 ft) 2100–2700+ m (6900–8900+ ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CO; KS; NE; NM; OK; SD; TX; WY
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from FNA
AZ
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Source FNA vol. 21, p. 316. FNA vol. 21, p. 310.
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. newberryi, H. radiatus, H. scabiosaeus
H. artemisiifolius, H. biennis, H. carrizoanus, H. filifolius, H. flavescens, H. mexicanus, H. newberryi, H. scabiosaeus, H. tenuifolius
Name authority Pursh: Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 742. (1813) Rose: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 122. (1891)
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