Hymenopappus carrizoanus

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, commonly known as the Carrizo Sands woolly white,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. This species is endemic to Texas, specifically found on the Carrizo Sands in 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 containing 20–40 white disc flowers. Notably it lacks ray flowers.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ NRCS. "Hymenopappus carrizoanus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 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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