Hymenopappus filifolius is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names fineleaf hymenopappus and Columbia cutleaf. It is native to western and central North America from Alberta and Saskatchewan south as far as Chihuahua and Baja California.Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution mapSEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description, distribution map Hymenopappus filifolius grows in a number of habitats, often in arid regions. The plant is variable in appearance and there are a great number of varieties of the species. It is a taprooted perennial herb growing as a small clump on the ground to an erect spray of stems up to a meter (40 inches) tall. Almost all of the leaves are located at the base of the plant in a woolly gray-green patch. They are up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) long and are divided into blunt, thready leaflets. They are glandular and thinly hairy to quite woolly, and dark green under the coat of white wool. The stem ends in a branching inflorescence of knob-shaped discoid flower heads. They are filled with golden yellow or white disc florets. There are no ray florets.Flora of North America, Hymenopappus filifolius Hooker, 1833. There are many varieties, including: Hymenopappus filifolius var. eriopodus – a white-flowered variety native from California, Nevada, Utah Hymenopappus filifolius var. filifolius – Idaho, Oregon, Washington Hymenopappus filifolius var. idahoensis – Idaho Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens – Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Baja California Hymenopappus filifolius var. luteus – Utah, Wyoming, Colorado Hymenopappus filifolius var. megacephalus – California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado Hymenopappus filifolius var. nanus – Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah Hymenopappus filifolius var. nudipes – Utah, Wyoming Hymenopappus filifolius var. parvulus – Colorado Hymenopappus filifolius var. pauciflorus – Utah, Arizona, Colorado Hymenopappus filifolius var. polycephalus – Alberta, Saskatchewan, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming Hymenopappus filifolius var. tomentosus – Utah
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Hymenopappus filifolius has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens10
Marker genes5
GenBank sequences7
eDNA detections6
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★matK1★rbcL3★rbcLa★ITS3★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualHymenopappus filifolius carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Powell, A. M. & S. A. Powell. 1978. Chromosome Numbers in Asteraceae. Madroño 25(3): 160–169.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Keil, D. J. & D. J. Pinkava. 1976. Chromosome counts and taxonomic notes for Compositae from the United States and Mexico. Amer. J. Bot. 63: 1393–1403.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Pinkava, D. J. & D. J. Keil. 1977. Chromosome counts of Compositae from the United States and Mexico. Amer. J. Bot. 64: 680–686.
CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — WATSON, T.J., Jr. 1973. Chromosome numbers in Compositae from the southwestern United states. Southw. Naturalist 18: 117-124.
CCDB · Cave1956 — Turner a
CCDB · Cave1956 — Turner b a
n 342×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · Cave1956
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Powell, A. M., D. W. KYHOS & P. H. Raven. 1975. Chromosome numbers in Compositee. XI. Helenieae. Amer. J. Bot. 62: 1100–1103.
CCDB · Cave1956 — Turner a
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy89% within 1 km
≤100 m 503≤1 km 82≤10 km 27>10 km 49
661 georeferenced · 206 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor867
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy48% within 1 km
≤100 m 49≤1 km 83≤10 km 123>10 km 21
276 georeferenced · 406 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence682
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions52 of 75 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Denver, US
65
Flagstaff, US
47
Bronx, US
47
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
46
Albuquerque, US
38
Riverside, US
37
Provo, US
30
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
28
Spearfish, US
27
Lincoln, US
26
Phoenix, US
21
WTUlocation not on record
19
Claremont, US
16
Pullman, US
14
ASUlocation not on record
14
Logan, US
14
EL PASO, US
13
Missoula, US
11
Moscow, US
11
Grand Junction, US
10
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
10
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
9
Durango, US
9
Boise, US
8
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
8
Pocatello, US
6
Wuzhou, CN
6
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record
6
Bloomington, US
5
Caldwell, US
4
US
4
Saint Louis, US
4
Tempe, US
4
Fort Worth, US
3
San Diego, US
3
Bangkok, TH
3
Lubbock, US
3
Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record
3
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalitionlocation not on record
2
USFSlocation not on record
2
Madison, US
2
Tacoma, US
2
Mexico City, MX
2
Bureau of Land Managementlocation not on record
2
GB
2
Arcata, US
2
Bandelier National Monumentlocation not on record
1
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
1
Corvallis, US
1
University of Lethbridgelocation not on record
1
Turlock, US
1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
1
Mississippi State, US
1
Davis, US
1
Irvine, US
1
VALElocation not on record
1
Bozeman, US
1
Vancouver, CA
1
Pittsburg, US
1
Millersville, US
1
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record
1
Cheney, US
1
US
1
Macomb, US
1
Dekalb, US
1
Bend, US
1
SEINetlocation not on record
1
Ensenada, MX
1
Austin, US
1
Los Angeles, US
1
Bureau of Land Management, Caliente Field Officelocation not on record
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
Northridge, US
1
75 institutions · 677 of 682 vouchered records shown · 5 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA6 detections
Where the DNA of Hymenopappus filifolius was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found6
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 6 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
collection day unspecified, sand dunes and s…Sparse brushsandy gravelly slopesprairie
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median23.6 °C 23.6–23.6
Seasonal swing summer↔winter16.8 °C
Max temp (day)32.4 °C
Min temp (night)15.2 °C
Precipitation2.40 mm/mo
Air humidity47.6 %
Moisture balance-215 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,531 Pa
Wind speed4.10 m/s
Cloud cover18.7 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 549 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics10 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
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