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Hymenopappus artemisiifolius
Also called Old Plainsman
Oldplainsman is a biennial wildflower in the daisy family, native to sandy prairies and open woodlands of the south-central United States. It grows best in full sun in well-drained sandy soil.
Hymenopappus artemisiifolius, the oldplainsman or wooly-white, is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It has been found only in the south-central United States, in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Its natural habitat is in sandy soils of prairies and open woodlands.
Hymenopappus artemisiifolius is a biennial herb up to 100 cm (39 in) tall. It produces 20-60 flower heads per stem, each head with 40–60 white, yellow, purple, or red disc flowers but no ray flowers. Its flowers attract butterflies.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hymenopappus artemisiifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
