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).Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapSEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter photos, description, global distribution map It grows in sandy soils.
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.Flora of North America, Hymenopappus flavescens A. Gray, 1849.
Varieties Named varieties include: Hymenopappus flavescens var. canotomentosus A.Gray New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua Hymenopappus flavescens var. flavescens - Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
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