Species Detail Forb

Flower Willow Dells Tr - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Hymenopappus filifolius - fineleaf hymenopappus Synonyms: Other Common Names: fineleaf woollywhite, yellow cut-leaf Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Asteraceae
Flower Willow Dells Tr - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial Similar Species: Hymenopappus mexicanus
General Desc: Mostly basal, highly dissected leaves; stalks slim with few leaves and topped by a few solitary blooms.
Identification notes: Perennial from a woody base. Mostly basal, pinnately lobed leaves, densely hairy herbage and yellow, curling corollas of the disc only flower heads help identify this plant.
Height: 12 to 30 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Scattered among pines, dry rocky slopes, mesas, mostly in coniferous forests.
Plant Communities: Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 3500 - 7500 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Golden yellow Shape: Daisy or dandelion-like in round clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: May - Sep
Description: Flower heads, 1 inch wide, round and spiky on long leafless stalks. Each blossom is made up of enlarged disc flowers (no ray flowers) with protruding flower parts and is cupped by fuzzy whitish-green bracts. Can appear singly or in clusters.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Grayish-green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Pinnatifid Leaf Margin: Dissected Leaf Attachment: Basal and alternate Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Woolly basal leaves, 3 to 8 inches long, are sticky, usually feather-like and divided into thread-like deep lobes; can be simple and narrowly oval; sometimes there are a few much smaller leaves along the stem.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: 4 angled, densely short-hairy; topped with a pappus of 12 to 22 linear-oblong scales.


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