Hymenopappus
| Hymenopappus | |
|---|---|
| Hymenopappus filifolius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Bahieae |
| Genus: | Hymenopappus L'Hér. 1788 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hymenopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3] Many species are known as woollywhites.
Hymenopappus is native to North America, ranging from Alberta and Saskatchewan in west-central Canada through the western, central, and southeastern United States to northern Mexico.[1] These are biennial or perennial herbs which bear daisylike flowers.[4]
Species
13 species are accepted.[1][5][6][7]
- Hymenopappus artemisiifolius - oldplainsman - Texas Arkansas Louisiana
- Hymenopappus biennis - biennial woollywhite - New Mexico Texas
- Hymenopappus carrii B.L.Turner – Texas
- Hymenopappus carrizoanus - Carrizo Sands woollywhite - Texas
- Hymenopappus filifolius - fineleaf hymenopappus - Texas + northern Baja California to Alberta + Saskatchewan
- Hymenopappus flavescens - collegeflower - Arizona New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Colorado Kansas, Chihuahua
- Hymenopappus flavomarginatus - Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí
- Hymenopappus hintoniorum - Coahuila
- Hymenopappus mexicanus - Mexican woollywhite - Arizona New Mexico, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí
- Hymenopappus newberryi - Newberry's woollywhite - New Mexico Colorado
- Hymenopappus radiatus - ray hymenopappus - Arizona New Mexico
- Hymenopappus scabiosaeus - Carolina woollywhite - Texas Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Missouri Kansas Nebraska Illinois Indiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida South Carolina, Coahuila, Chihuahua
- Hymenopappus tenuifolius - Chalk Hill woollywhite - Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Colorado Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Wyoming
References
- ^ a b c "Hymenopappus L'Hér". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ L'Héritier de Brutelle, Charles Louis. 1788. Hymenopappus.
- ^ Tropicos, Hymenopappus L'Hér.
- ^ Flora of North America, Hymenopappus L’Héritier 1788
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ Turner, B. L. 1956. A cytotaxonomic study of the genus Hymenopappus (Compositae). Rhodora 58: 163–186, 208–242, 259–269, 295–308.
External links
- USDA Plants Profile for Hymenopappus Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Jepson Manual Treatment