Hymenopappus carrizoanus, the Carrizo Sands woollywhite,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It has been found only in Texas, on the Carrizo Sands of the central part of the state.[2]
| 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 is a biennial herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall. It produces 45–60 flower heads per stem, each head with 20–40 white disc flowers but no 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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