Hymenopappus flavescens
Hymenopappus flavescens, the collegeflower,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family.
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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]
- Hymenopappus flavescens var. canotomentosus A.Gray New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua
- Hymenopappus flavescens var. flavescens - Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
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References
- The Plant List, Hymenopappus flavescens A.Gray
- "Hymenopappus flavescens". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter photos, description, global distribution map
- Flora of North America, Hymenopappus flavescens A. Gray, 1849.
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