Chaptalia texana, common name silverpuff, is a North American species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico, Texas, and New Mexico.Tropicos, Chaptalia texana Greene New Mexico Rare Plants
Chaptalia texana is a perennial plant growing from a large root. Leaves are in a basal rosette close to the ground, with dense woolly hairs on the underside but not on top. There is generally only one flower head, held on an unbranched stalk; head is nodding (hanging) at fruiting time but not at flowering time. Flowers are cream-colored, turning reddish as they get old.Flora of North America, Silverpuff, Chaptalia texana GreeneGreene, Edward Lee 1906. Leaflets of Botanical Observation and Criticism 1(14): 191
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External links photo of herbarium specimen collected in Nuevo León Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas Excerpts from Jim Conrad's Naturalist Newsletter