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Definition: Hulsea

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; Pacific coast of the northwestern United States.[Wordnet].

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Date "Hulsea" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1972. (references)

Common Expressions: Hulsea

Expressions Definition
Alpine hulsea Low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Dwarf hulsea Similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Hulsea Small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; Pacific coast of the northwestern United States. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Hulsea algida Low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Hulsea nana Similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Hulsea

Hulsea

Hulsea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hulsea
Torr. & Gray
Species

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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

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