| Hymenopappus tenuifolius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Hymenopappus |
| Species: | H. tenuifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenopappus tenuifolius | |
Hymenopappus tenuifolius, the Chalk Hill hymenopappus,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It grows in the central and southeastern United States, primarily on the Great Plains from Texas and New Mexico north as far as South Dakota.[2]
Hymenopappus tenuifolius is a biennial herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall. It produces 20-200 flower heads per stem, each head with 25–50 white disc flowers but no ray flowers.[3][4]
References
- ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hymenopappus tenuifolius". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America Hymenopappus tenuifolius Pursh, 1813.
- ↑ Pursh, Frederick Traugott 1813. Flora Americae Septentrionalis 2: 742. 1813
External links
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in 1839 somewhere on the Great Plains
- Eastern Colorado Wildflowers
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
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