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Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus Nutt.

Woolly-Heads
Asteraceae

Protologue: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., ser. 2, 7: 341 (1840)
Pronunciation: Psi-lo-cár-phus te-nél-lus
Etymology: Gr. psilos, "bare, naked" and karphos, "a splinter, twig, chaff, straw," + Latin. "quite delicate, dainty."

Jepson eFlora Treatment

SD County Synoptic Voucher

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Distribution:

Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.

Plant in drying vernal pool. Heads assume spherical shape.

Close-up of head, showing open flowers.