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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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Hymenopappus |
Species: | H. carrizoanus |
Binomial name | |
Hymenopappus carrizoanus B.L.Turner 1989 | |
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]
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