Hymenopappus flavescens explained

Hymenopappus flavescens, the collegeflower, is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family.

Distribution and habitat

It grows in the southwestern and south-central United States (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua).^{[1] [2]} It grows in sandy soils.^[3]

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.^[4]

Varieties

Named varieties include:

• Hymenopappus flavescens var. canotomentosus A.Gray New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua
• Hymenopappus flavescens var. flavescens - Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Hymenopappus%20flavescens.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3862 SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter
3. Web site: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin . 2022-03-02 . www.wildflower.org.
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066976 Flora of North America, Hymenopappus flavescens A. Gray, 1849.