Hymenothrix wrightii |
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Wright's hymenothrix, Wright's thimblehead |
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Habit | Annuals or perennials, 3–6 dm. |
Disc florets | 15–30; corollas white or pinkish to purplish, 5–6 mm, lobe lengths 2–3+ times throats; anthers pinkish to purplish. |
Phyllaries | (8–)12–16, mostly oblong to ovate or obovate. |
Cypselae | 4–5 mm; pappus scales 4–6 mm. |
Rays | 0. |
2n | = 24. |
Hymenothrix wrightii |
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Phenology | Flowering mostly late summer–fall. |
Habitat | Rocky places, often with pinyons and junipers |
Elevation | 900–2300 m (3000–7500 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA; NM; TX; Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Sonora)
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 388. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Chaenactidinae > Hymenothrix |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | A. Gray: Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 97. (1853) |
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