Hymenopappus facts for kids
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Hymenopappus
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Hymenopappus is a group of flowering plants. Many people call them woollywhites because they often have soft, woolly hairs. These plants belong to the daisy family, which also includes sunflowers and dandelions.
About Woollywhites
Woollywhites are plants that grow from seeds. They can be either biennial or perennial herbs. Biennial plants live for two years. They grow leaves in the first year and then flower, produce seeds, and die in the second year. Perennial plants live for more than two years, often flowering and producing seeds every year.
Where Woollywhites Grow
Hymenopappus plants are found naturally in North America. You can find them across many parts of the continent. They often grow in open, sunny areas like prairies, grasslands, and dry woodlands.
Types of Woollywhites
There are many different kinds of woollywhite plants. Each one has its own special features and grows in specific areas. Here are some examples of the species in the Hymenopappus genus:
- Hymenopappus artemisiifolius - also known as oldplainsman, found in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
- Hymenopappus biennis - called biennial woollywhite, grows in New Mexico and Texas.
- Hymenopappus carrizoanus - known as Carrizo Sands woollywhite, found in Texas.
- Hymenopappus filifolius - the fineleaf hymenopappus, grows from Texas and northern Baja California all the way to Alberta and Saskatchewan.
- Hymenopappus flavescens - called collegeflower, found in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, and Chihuahua in Mexico.
- Hymenopappus flavomarginatus - grows in Coahuila, Nuevo León, and San Luis Potosí in Mexico.
- Hymenopappus hintoniorum - found in Coahuila, Mexico.
- Hymenopappus mexicanus - the Mexican woollywhite, grows in Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, and San Luis Potosí.
- Hymenopappus newberryi - Newberry's woollywhite, found in New Mexico and Colorado.
- Hymenopappus radiatus - known as ray hymenopappus, grows in Arizona and New Mexico.
- Hymenopappus scabiosaeus - the Carolina woollywhite, found in many states including Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and also in Coahuila and Chihuahua in Mexico.
- Hymenopappus tenuifolius - called Chalk Hill woollywhite, found in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
- Hymenopappus wrightii - grows in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
