Hulsea
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Hulsea is a small genus of flowering plants in the daisy family
known commonly as the alpinegold genus. 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
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Species include:
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
known commonly as the alpinegold genus. 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
Head (botany)
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence. Flower heads found outside Asteraceae show lesser degrees of specialization....
in shades of yellow to reddish-orange around a center packed with disc florets. The fruits are generally hard and black with a pappus
Pappus (flower structure)
The pappus is the modified calyx, the part of an individual disk, ray or ligule floret surrounding the base of the corolla, in flower heads of the plant family Asteraceae. The pappus may be composed of bristles , awns, scales, or may be absent. In some species, the pappus is too small to see...
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Species include:
- Hulsea algidaHulsea algidaHulsea algida is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Pacific hulsea or Alpine gold. It is native to the western United States from California to Montana where it grows in alpine and subalpine talus habitats. This is a hairy, glandular perennial herb producing...
- Pacific hulsea - Hulsea brevifoliaHulsea brevifoliaHulsea brevifolia is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name shortleaf alpinegold, or shortleaf hulsea. It is endemic to California, where it is an uncommon resident of the High Sierra. This is a perennial herb producing loose tufts of erect stems 30 to 60...
- shortleaf alpinegold - Hulsea californicaHulsea californicaHulsea californica is a rare species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names San Diego alpinegold and San Diego sunflower. It is endemic to southern California, where it grows only in the Peninsular Ranges. Most of its occurrences are known from San Diego County...
- San Diego alpinegold, San Diego sunflower - Hulsea heterochromaHulsea heterochromaHulsea heterochroma is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name redray alpinegold. It is native to the southwestern United States where it grows in open habitats. This is an annual or perennial herb growing thick, leafy green stems to maximum heights over one meter....
- redray alpinegold - Hulsea mexicana - Mexican alpinegold
- Hulsea nanaHulsea nanaHulsea nana is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name dwarf alpinegold. It is native to western North America from Washington to northern California, where it grows in the talus of volcanic mountains and plateaus. This is a compact perennial herb producing clumps...
- dwarf alpinegold - Hulsea vestitaHulsea vestitaHulsea vestita is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name pumice alpinegold. It is native to California, where various subspecies grow in separate mountain ranges from the High Sierra to the Peninsular Ranges. One subspecies also occurs in western Nevada...
- pumice alpinegold