Haploesthes greggii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image = Haploesthes_greggii_-_Flickr_-_aspidoscelis_(2).jpg

| image_caption = Haploesthes greggii near Pup Canyon

| status = {{TNCStatus}}

| status_system = TNC

| genus = Haploesthes

| species = greggii

| authority = A.Gray 1849

| synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-68770 The Plant List, Haploesthes greggii var. texana (J.M.Coult.) I.M.Johnst. ]

| synonyms = *Haploësthes greggii A.Gray, alternate spelling

• Haplopappus texanus J.M.Coult., syn of var. texana

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Haploesthes greggii, common name false broomweed,{{PLANTS|id=HAGR4|taxon=Haploesthes greggii|accessdate=20 July 2015}} 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).[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Haploesthes%20greggii.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map][http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=18281&taxauthid=1&cl=82 SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter Haploesthes greggii Gray] photos, description, distribution map

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.[http://www.iapt-taxon.org/nomen/main.php?page=art60 International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code)] section 60.6

Haploesthes greggii is a perennial herb or subshrub up to {{convert|80|cm|in|abbr=on}} 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.

;Varieties[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=114616 Flora of North America, Haploësthes A. Gray, 1849. ]

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