Hymenothrix wislizeni
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Hymenothrix |
Species: | H. wislizeni
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Binomial name | |
Hymenothrix wislizeni A.Gray 1849
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Hymenothrix wislizeni, the Trans-Pecos thimblehead,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It grows in northwestern Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua) and the southwestern United States (far western Texas, Arizona, New Mexico).[2][3]
Hymenothrix wislizeni is an annual herb up to 70 cm (28 in) tall. Each head has 15-30 yellow or cream-colored disc flowers surrounded by 8-12 yellow ray flowers.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Hymenothrix wislizeni". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
- ^ Flora of North America, Hymenothrix wislizeni A. Gray, 1849.
- ^ Gray, Asa. 1849. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series 4(1): 102
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