Heterotheca villosa var. ballardii (Rydb.) Semple includes usually robust plants with larger more-hairy, less-glandular oblong leaves. It is native to the northern prairies from Nebraska into Canada. It is known only as a tetraploid and the heads are large and showy for the species.


Last update 19 May 2023 by J.C. Semple
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