Hymenopappus mexicanus
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Hymenopappus mexicanus A.Gray 1883
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Hymenopappus mexicanus, the Mexican woollywhite,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It grows in northern Mexico (Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico).[2][3]
Hymenopappus mexicanus is a biennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall. One plant produces 1-20 flower heads per stem, each head with 20-40 yellow disc flowers but no ray flowers.[4]
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hymenopappus mexicanus". 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
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter description, photos, distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Hymenopappus mexicanus A. Gray, 1883.
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