ASTERACEAE
Hymenopappus scabiosaeus
Common Name: Old-Plainsman
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| typical look of heads--what do you think the curly structures that extend out of the disk flowers are? | young heads--in Spring when the heads first appear, ray flowers are present; however, the ray corollas quickly drop as the head matures | 
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| leaf--the leaves of H. scabiosaeus are bipinnatifid, especially along the stem | habit in spring |