Hymenopappus biennis, the biennial woollywhite,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It has been found in New Mexico and western Texas.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Hymenopappus |
Species: | H. biennis
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Binomial name | |
Hymenopappus biennis B.L.Turner 1956
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Hymenopappus biennis is a biennial herb up to 100 cm (39 in) tall. It produces 20-40 flower heads per stem, each head with 8 white ray flowers surrounding 32–50 yellow disc flowers.[3]
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hymenopappus biennis". 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
- ^ Flora of North America, Hymenopappus biennis B. L. Turner, 1956.
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