Hymenopappus carrizoanus
| Hymenopappus carrizoanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Hymenopappus |
| Species: | H. carrizoanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hymenopappus carrizoanus B.L.Turner 1989
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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
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Hymenopappus carrizoanus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Hymenopappus carrizoanus B.L. Turner
- ^ 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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