Hymenopappus filifolius var. cinereus
(Fineleaf Hymenopappus)
Hymenopappas filifolius var. cinereus, Four Mile Area, Chaffee Co. 9875
Hymenopappas filifolius var. cinereus, Four Mile Area, Chaffee Co. 9873
Hymenopappas filifolius var. cinereus, Four Mile Area, Chaffee Co. 9885
Hymenopappas filifolius var. cinereus, Four Mile Area, Chaffee Co. 9890
Hymenopappas filifolius var. cinereus, Four Mile Area, Chaffee Co. 9894
| Scientific Name | Hymenopappus filifolius var. cinereus | USDA PLANTS Symbol | HYFIC |
| Common Name | Fineleaf Hymenopappus | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 528517 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains to montane (3600 to 9200 ft); clay or sandy soils in open areas on hillsides, plains and grasslands. Plant: Erect perennial 12 to 24 inches tall, a few to multiple stems branching from base and often branched above; herbage sparsely to densely covered with tiny woolly hairs to smooth. Leaves: Leaves mainly basal and either none or 2 to 4 stem leaves; petiolate, up to 3 inches long; blades deeply 1 or 2 times pinnately-divided into widely-spaced linear lobes, each about 5/8-inch long or less. Inflorescence: Few (1 to 6) rayless, disk-shaped yellow heads about 1/2 inch across on peduncles 7/8 to 3 inches long; 20 to 50 disk florets with yellow corollas; hemispheric-shaped involucres with 5 to 13 overlapping, membraneous phyllaries. Bloom Period: June to August. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, Flora of North America, American Southwest and Montana Field Guide. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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