Hymenopappus mexicanus explained

Hymenopappus mexicanus, the Mexican woollywhite, 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).^{[1] [2]}

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.^[3]

External links

• Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in New Mexico in 1881

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Hymenopappus%20mexicanus.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3851&taxauthid=1 SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066977 Flora of North America, Hymenopappus mexicanus A. Gray, 1883.