Hymenoxys vaseyi

Species of flowering plant

Hymenoxys vaseyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hymenoxys
Species:
H. vaseyi
Binomial name
Hymenoxys vaseyi
(A. Gray) Cockerell 1904
Synonyms[1]
  • Actinea vaseyi (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Actinella vaseyi A.Gray 1882
  • Picradenia vaseyi (A.Gray) Greene

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

  1. ^ The Plant List, Hymenoxys vaseyi (A.Gray) Cockerell
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map
  3. ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description
  4. ^ Fklora of North America, Hymenoxys vaseyi (A. Gray) Cockerell, 1904. Vasey’s rubberweed
  5. ^ Cockerell, Theodore Dru Alison. 1904. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 31(9): 493-494
Taxon identifiers
Hymenoxys vaseyi
Actinella vaseyi


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