ASTERACEAE

Hymenopappus artemisiifolius

Common Name:  Ragweed Woolly-White, Wild Cauliflower

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Hymenopappus artimesiaefolius habit1.jpg (104090 bytes)

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habit heads
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heads just opening--the disk flowers are still closed.  The white structures surrounding the heads are the phyllaries. older heads showing opened disk flowers
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leaf--this leaf is simple and pinnately lobed (and can thus be termed pinnatifid)