Scientific Family
Asteraceae
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Perennial
Similar species
Hymenopappus filifolius
Height
8 to 24 inches
Riparian
No
Erect and ascending; basal, woolly leaves are single, lanced-shaped to partly lobed; flower heads of 1 to 8 yellow disc flowers (no ray flowers) on top of long stems.
Leaves divided into 2 to 7 pairs of relatively broad lobes, densely matted woolly hairs, H. filifolius., has finely divided leaves; basal rosette of smooth margin leaves; somewhat large flower heads; hairs on seeds sometimes obscure scales on top.
Habitat
Openings in pine, spruce, and aspen woodlands.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Low elevation
5000
High elevation
10000
Flower Characteristics
Open cluster of 2 to 8 flower heads; 20 to 40 yellow disc flowers; corollas and tubes 1/4 inch; bracts yellowish to whitish or red-tinged, 1/4 to 1/2 inch long, 1/8 inch wide.
Flower color
Yellow
Flower shape
Daisy or dandelion-like
Tubular
No
First bloom month
June
Last bloom month
September
Flower clusters
Rounded
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Stems and leaves covered with woolly tufts; 1 to several stems; leaves crowded at base; lance-shaped to partly lobed blades 2 to 5 inches long, 2 to 7 paired lobes; somewhat broad lobes, 1/16 to 1/4 inch wide; few stem leaves.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Grayish-green
Leaf shape
Pinnatifid
Leaf margin
Lobed
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
None
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
4-angled, 1/4 inch, hairless or sparsely minute, rigid hairs; covered with 12 to 20 scales less than 1/16 inch long.
Fruit type
Achene