Hulsea

<i>Hulsea</i>

Hulsea

Genus of flowering plants

Hulsea is a small genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known commonly as alpinegold.[2][3][4]

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Alpinegolds are annual or perennial herbs native to western North America. They produce stout erect stems which may be fuzzy, hairy, or quite woolly. They are leafy, especially toward the base of the stem. At the top of the stem they bear small daisylike flower heads, with ray florets in shades of yellow to reddish-orange around a center packed with disc florets. The fruits are generally hard and black with a pappus.[5]

Species[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    lectotype designated by Rydberg, N. Amer. Fl. 34: 38 (13 Dec 1914)
  2. [2]
    Tropicos, Hulsea Torr. & A. Gray
  3. [3]
    Torrey, John & Asa Gray. 1857. Reports of explorations and surveys: to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, made under the direction of the Secretary of War 6(3): 77 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
  4. [4]
    Torrey, John & Asa Gray. 1857. Reports of explorations and surveys: to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, made under the direction of the Secretary of War 6(3): plate XIII (13) line drawing of Hulsea nana
  5. [5]
    Flora of North America, Alpinegold, Hulsea Torrey & A. Gray 1858.
  6. [6]
    Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  7. [7]
    Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps


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