Hymenoxys helenioides

Hymenoxys helenioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hymenoxys
Species: H. helenioides
Binomial name
Hymenoxys helenioides
(Rydb.) Cockerell 1904
Synonyms[1]

Hymenoxys helenioides is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Intermountain rubberweed . It is native to Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico in the western United States.[2]

Hymenoxys helenioides is a perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. One plant generally produces as many as 50 flower heads. Each head has 10–16 ray flowers and 50–150 disc flowers.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Hymenoxys helenioides (Rydb.) Cockerell
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map
  3. ↑ Flora of North America, Hymenoxys helenioides (Rydberg) Cockerell, 1904. Intermountain rubberweed


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