An even closer look and another name

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I’ve been referring to Hymenopappus scabiosaeus as old plainsman, but another folksy name for the plant is woolly-white, which this closer view may explain. As was true two posts ago, the purple comes from flowers of prairie verbena, Glandularia bipinnatifida.

Date: April 12.  Place: the corner of Corral Ln. and I-35 in south Austin.

© 2013 Steven Schwartzman

I did say dense

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The display of old plainsman, Hymenopappus scabiosaeus, that I found on April 12 at the corner of Corral Ln. and I-35 in south Austin was probably the largest and densest I’ve ever seen. Here’s a closer view than last time of a small part of it.

© 2013 Steven Schwartzman