| Other Names | Wild Cauliflower | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Hymenopappus artemisifolius | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Aster ( Asteraceae ) | ||||||||||||
| Composite
Upright to 3 ft. Branched in upper portion. Herbage blue green. Stem with prominent vertical grooves. Flower: Head to 1/2 in across. 6-14 white petal like bracts. Ray flowers absent. Disk flowers rose to dark wine. 30-60 heads per cluster. Leaves: To 7 inches long, in basal rosette and alternate along stem. Basal leaves long-stalked and usually cut or deeply lobed. Stem leaves much smaller and usually stalkless. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 27 | |||||||||||||
March - July
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