Haploesthes greggii

Haploesthes greggii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Haploesthes
Species:	H. greggii
Binomial name
	Haploesthes greggii; A.Gray 1849
Synonyms
	Haploësthes greggii A.Gray, alternate spelling; Haplopappus texanus J.M.Coult., syn of var. texana;

Haploesthes greggii, common name false broomweed,^[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. 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]

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]