Hymenopappus flavescens

Hymenopappus flavescens, the collegeflower,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family.

Hymenopappus flavescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Hymenopappus
Species:
H. flavescens
Binomial name
Hymenopappus flavescens
A.Gray 1849
Synonyms[1]
  • Rothia flavescens (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Hymenopappus robustus Greene

Distribution

It grows in the southwestern and south-central United States (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua).[3][4]

Description

Hymenopappus flavescens is a biennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall. It produces 15-100 flower heads per stem, each head with 20–40 yellow disc flowers but no ray flowers.[5]

Varieties

Named varieties include:[1]

References
  1. The Plant List, Hymenopappus flavescens A.Gray
  2. "Hymenopappus flavescens". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter photos, description, global distribution map
  5. Flora of North America, Hymenopappus flavescens A. Gray, 1849.


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