Chalk Hill Hymenopappus
See the similar Fineleaf Hymenopappus differentiated by being a perennial with multiple stems and usually yellow flower heads.
Chalk Hill Hymenopappus
Hymenopappus tenuifolius
Family:
Sunflower (Asteraceae)
AKA:
Slimleaf Hymenopappus, Chalk Hill Woollywhite
Photo taken on:
April 28, 2016
Location:
Plaza Blanca, Abiquiu, NM
Life Zones:
Plains and foothills
Habitat:
Sandy, gravelly, open areas
Grows 16" to 48" high, this was 10" high, densely woolly with a single flower stem from a rosette of twice-divided leaflets. Flower heads have only disk flowers which are whitish with greenish bracts and are about ¼" high.
Flora of North America reference
Photo below right taken on:
May 17, 2016
Location:
Poshuouingue, Santa Fe NF, NM
