''Hymenopappus artemisiifolius'', the oldplainsman, is a North American species of flowering plant in the

daisy family The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

. It has been found only in the south-central United States, in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Its natural habitat is in sandy soils of prairies and open woodlands.''Hymenopappus artemisiifolius''
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Society ''Hymenopappus artemisiifolius'' is a biennial herb up to tall. It produces 20-60 flower heads per stem, each head with 40–60 white, yellow, purple, or red disc flowers but no ray flowers.Flora of North America, ''Hymenopappus artemisiifolius'' de Candolle 1836.
/ref> Its flowers attract butterflies. ;Varieties *''Hymenopappus artemisiifolius'' var. ''artemisiifolius'' - Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana *''Hymenopappus artemisiifolius'' var. ''riograndensis'' B.L.Turner -

Río Grande Valley The Lower Rio Grande Valley ( es, Valle del Río Grande), commonly known as the Rio Grande Valley or locally as the Valley or RGV, is a region spanning the border of Texas and Mexico located in a floodplain of the Rio Grande near its mouth. The ...

in southern TexasTurner, Billie Lee. 1956. Rhodora 58(694): 289
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artemisiifolius Endemic flora of the United States Flora of Arkansas Flora of Louisiana Flora of Texas Plants described in 1836 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Asteroideae-stub