Psilocarphus tenellus Nutt.

Slender woollyheads (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Psilocarphus

Characteristics

Plants greenish to grayish, arachnoid to ± sericeous. Stems (1–)2–10, ascending to ± prostrate; proximal internode lengths mostly 1–2(–3) times leaf lengths. Capitular leaves ± spreading, mostly not appressed to heads, spatulate to obovate, widest in distal 1/3, longest 6–15 mm, lengths mostly 2–5 times widths, 1.5–2.5(–3) times head heights. Heads ± spheric, largest 3–5.5 mm. Receptacles unlobed. Pistillate paleae individually visible through indument, longest mostly 1.5–2.7 mm. Staminate corollas 0.8–1.5 mm, lobes mostly 5. Cypselae narrowly obovoid, somewhat compressed, 0.7–1.2 mm.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Images

Psilocarphus tenellus unspecified picture

Distribution

Psilocarphus tenellus world distribution map, present in Canada, Mexico, and United States of America

Conservation status

Psilocarphus tenellus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327911-2
WFO ID wfo-0000121141
COL ID 4PGHL
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Psilocarphus tenellus Micropus tenellus

Lower taxons

Psilocarphus tenellus var. globiferus