Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Hymenopappus mexicanus Gray
(Mexican Woolywhite)
Family: Asteraceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Hymenopappus integer Greene
Rothia mexicana (Gray) Kuntze
Hymenopappus mexicanus is a tall perennial with a basal rosette of pinnatifid and entire leaves. The flowering stem is up to about a meter tall, and the yellow disc flowers are usually in small clusters.
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Hymenopappus mexicanus, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Aug. 12, 2008
Hymenopappus mexicanus, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Aug. 12, 2008
Hymenopappus mexicanus, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Aug. 12, 2008
Hymenopappus mexicanus, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Aug. 12, 2008
Hymenopappus mexicanus, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Canyon, July 11, 2009
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