Haploesthes greggii

Haploesthes greggii, common name false broomweed,^[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It grows in northeastern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila and Nuevo León) and in the south-central and southwestern United States (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico; also historical reports of the species in Colorado and Kansas but very likely extirpated there).^[3][4][5]

Haploesthes greggii
Haploesthes greggii near Pup Canyon
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Haploesthes
Species:	H. greggii
Binomial name
Haploesthes greggii A.Gray 1849
Synonyms[1]
Haploësthes greggii A.Gray, alternate spelling Haplopappus texanus J.M.Coult., syn of var. texana

The genus name is sometimes spelled Haploësthes, with two dots over the first e to indicate that the o and the e are to be pronounced in separate syllables. This is optional; either spelling is equally acceptable.^[3][6]

Haploesthes greggii is a perennial herb or subshrub up to 80 cm (31 in) tall, somewhat succulent. Leaves are very narrow, sometimes thread-like. The plant produces numerous yellow flower heads in flat-topped arrays. Each head has 3–6 ray flowers and 18-100 disc flowers.^[3]

Varieties^[1][3]

• Haploesthes greggii var. greggii
• Haploesthes greggii var. texana (J.M.Coult.) I.M.Johnst.