''Haploesthes greggii'', common name false broomweed, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family

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. It grows in northeastern Mexico (

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and

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) and in the south-central and southwestern United States (

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; also historical reports of the species in

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but very likely extirpated there). The genus name is sometimes spelled ''Haploësthes,'' with two dots over the first e to indicate that the o and the e are to be pronounced in separate syllables. This is optional; either spelling is equally acceptable.International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code)
section 60.6 ''Haploesthes greggii'' is a perennial herb or subshrub up to tall, somewhat succulent. Leaves are very narrow, sometimes thread-like. The plant produces numerous yellow flower heads in flat-topped arrays. Each head has 3–6 ray flowers and 18-100 disc flowers. ;VarietiesFlora of North America, Haploësthes A. Gray, 1849.
/ref> *''Haploesthes greggii'' var. ''greggii'' *''Haploesthes greggii'' var. ''texana'' (J.M.Coult.) I.M.Johnst.

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Photo of herbarium specimen collected in Nuevo León in 1996
Tageteae Flora of Chihuahua (state) Flora of Coahuila Flora of New Mexico Flora of Nuevo León Flora of Oklahoma Flora of Texas Plants described in 1849 Taxa named by Asa Gray Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Asteroideae-stub