| Hymenopappus flavescens | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Hymenopappus |
| Species: | H. flavescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenopappus flavescens A.Gray 1849 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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). 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.
Varieties
Named varieties include:
- Hymenopappus flavescens var. canotomentosus A.Gray New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua
- Hymenopappus flavescens var. flavescens - Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
References
- ^ The Plant List, Hymenopappus flavescens A.Gray
- NRCS. "Hymenopappus flavescens". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter photos, description, global distribution map
- "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- Flora of North America, Hymenopappus flavescens A. Gray, 1849.
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