Hymenopappus carrizoanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hymenopappus
Species:
H. carrizoanus
Binomial name
Hymenopappus carrizoanus

Hymenopappus carrizoanus, the Carrizo Sands woollywhite,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It has been found only in Texas, on the Carrizo Sands of the central part of the state.[2]

Hymenopappus carrizoanus is a biennial herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall. It produces 45–60 flower heads per stem, each head with 20–40 white disc flowers but no ray flowers.[3][4]

References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hymenopappus carrizoanus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Flora of North America, Hymenopappus carrizoanus B.L. Turner
  4. Turner, Billie Lee. 1989. Phytologia 67(4): 293–296 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, distribution map on page 295


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