Hymenoxys vaseyi
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Hymenoxys |
Species: | H. vaseyi
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Binomial name | |
Hymenoxys vaseyi (A. Gray) Cockerell 1904
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Hymenoxys vaseyi is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Vasey's rubberweed. It is native to the southwestern United States, primarily in New Mexico with a few populations in extreme western Texas (El Paso County).[2][3]
Hymenoxys vaseyi grows in open areas, generally at the edges of forests at elevations of 2100–2800 meters (7000–9300 feet). It is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. One plant can produce as many as 50 flower heads in a branching array. Each head has 8-11 yellow ray flowers and 25-80 tiny yellow disc flowers.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ The Plant List, Hymenoxys vaseyi (A.Gray) Cockerell
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description
- ^ Fklora of North America, Hymenoxys vaseyi (A. Gray) Cockerell, 1904. Vasey’s rubberweed
- ^ Cockerell, Theodore Dru Alison. 1904. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 31(9): 493-494