Hymenopappus mexicanus

A. Gray

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 29. 1883.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 311. Mentioned on page 310.

Perennials, 20–90 cm. Leaves: basal simple or 1-pinnate, 6–20 cm, lobes 5–15+ × 1–9 mm; cauline 0 or 3–6. Heads 1–8 (–20+) per stem. Peduncles 1–10 cm. Phyllaries yellowish to whitish or red-tinged, 6–9 × 2–3 mm. Ray-florets 0. Disc-florets 20–40; corollas yellow, 3–4.5 mm, tubes 2–2.5 mm, throats campanulate, 1–1.5 mm, lengths 3–4 times lobes. Cypselae 4–6 mm, glabrous or sparsely hirtellous; pappi of 12–20 scales 0.1–0.4 mm. 2n = 34.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat: Openings in pine, spruce, and aspen woodlands
Elevation: 2100–3000 m

Discussion

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Lower Taxa

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not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
connate +  and distinct +
subequal +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John L. Strother +
A. Gray +
1-pinnate +  and simple +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
decurrent +
compound +  and simple +
toothed +
1-2+ times pinnately lobed ultimate margins usually entire +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
tuberculate +  and rugose +
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
3 (?) +  and 6 (?) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
hirtellous +  and glabrous +
obpyramidal +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +  and Mexico +
2100–3000 m +
tomentose +, hairy +  and glabrous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Openings in pine, spruce, and aspen woodlands +
discoid +  and radiate +
indeterminate +
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
each +  and sessile +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
obconic;hemispheric +
cauline +  and basal +
deltate +  and filiform +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (?) +
dentate to pinnatifid or palmatifid +  and entire +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
of 12 +  and 22 orbiculate to spatulate scales +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Flowering Jun–Oct. +
scarious-margined +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
5 +  and 13 +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
convex;flat +
12 +  and 20 +
orbiculate +  and spatulate +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br />) +
exalbuminous +
scapiform +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
papillate +
Compositae +
Hymenopappus mexicanus +
Hymenopappus +
species +
3-4 times lobes +
campanulate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
toothed +  and entire +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
tree +, shrub +  and subshrub +