Hulsea

Taxobox
name = "Hulsea"


image_width = 200px
image_caption =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
genus = "Hulsea"
genus_authority = Torr. & Gray
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 8 - See text.

"Hulsea" is a small genus of flowering plants in the daisy family known commonly as the alpinegold genus. Alpinegolds are annual or perennial herbs native to western North America. They produce stout erect stems which may be fuzzy, hairy, or quite woolly. They are leafy, especially toward the base of the stem. At the top of the stem they bear small daisylike flower heads, with ray florets in shades of yellow to reddish-orange around a center packed with disc florets. The fruits are generally hard and black with a pappus.

Species include:
*"Hulsea algida" - Pacific hulsea
*"Hulsea brevifolia" - shortleaf alpinegold
*"Hulsea californica" - San Diego alpinegold, San Diego sunflower
*"Hulsea heterochroma" - redray alpinegold
*"Hulsea mexicana" - Mexican alpinegold
*"Hulsea nana" - dwarf alpinegold
*"Hulsea vestita" - pumice alpinegold

External links

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HULSE USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1412 Jepson Manual Treatment]