Hymenopappus scabiosaeus, the Carolina woollywhite,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family.

It grows in the central and southeastern United States, primarily on the Great Plains an on the Coastal Plain of the Southeast.

There are also isolated populations in Illinois and Indiana as well as in the state of Coahuila in northern Mexico.

[3][4] Hymenopappus scabiosaeus is a biennial herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall.

This Asteroideae article is a stub.