Hymenoxys lemmonii |
Hymenoxys subintegra |
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alkali hymenoxys, Lemmon's bitterweed, Lemmon's goldflower, Lemmon's rubberweed, Lemmon's rubberweed or bitterweed |
Arizona rubberweed |
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Habit | Perennials, 30–50 cm (polycarpic; often with moderately branched, woody caudices). | Biennials or perennials, 30–60 cm (monocarpic; sometimes with sparingly branched, woody caudices). |
Stems | 3–10(–15), green throughout or purple-red-tinted proximally, branched distally, glabrous or ± sparsely hairy. |
1(–5), green throughout or sometimes purple-red-tinted proximally, branched distally, usually densely sericeous. |
Leaves | blades simple or lobed (lobes 3–13), glabrous or sparsely hairy, gland-dotted; mid leaves lobed (lobes 3–7, terminal lobes 1.5–2.3 mm wide). |
blades simple or lobed (lobes 3), usually densely sericeous, gland-dotted; mid leaves simple or lobed (lobes 3, terminal lobes 1.8–3.5 mm wide). |
Peduncles | (1–)2–4.5 cm, glabrous or ± hairy. |
3–9 cm, usually densely sericeous. |
Involucres | subhemispheric to campanulate, 8–11 × 12–15 mm. |
hemispheric to campanulate, 8–10 × 10–13 mm. |
Ray florets | 9–12; corollas yellow, 10–16 × 4–6.5 mm. |
10–16; corollas yellow, 10–15 × 4.5–6.5 mm. |
Disc florets | 50–125+; corollas 3.5–4.2 mm. |
50–100+; corollas 3.5–4 mm. |
Phyllaries | in 2 series, unequal; outer 10–12, basally connate 1/4–1/2 their lengths (moderately to strongly keeled), ovate to lanceolate, 4.5–7 mm, apices acuminate to acute; inner 13–18(–28), obovate, 4–6 mm, apices usually mucronate. |
in 2 series, unequal; outer 10–14(–18), basally connate 1/4–1/2 their lengths, lanceolate, obovate, or ovate 5–7 mm, apices acuminate to acute; inner phyllaries 13–16(–22), obovate, 4–5 mm, apices mucronate. |
Heads | 10–85+ per plant, in paniculiform to corymbiform arrays. |
10–85+ per plant, in paniculiform to corymbiform arrays. |
Cypselae | obpyramidal to narrowly obpyramidal, 2.5–3.5 mm; pappi of 5(–6) obovate, aristate scales (1.5–)2.1–2.8 mm. |
narrowly obpyramidal, 2.1–3 mm; pappi of 5(–6) obovate, aristate scales 2.5–3 mm. |
2n | = 30. |
= 30. |
Hymenoxys lemmonii |
Hymenoxys subintegra |
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Phenology | Flowering (Jun–)Jul–Aug(–Sep). | Flowering (Jun–)Jul–Aug(–Sep). |
Habitat | Roadsides, open areas, meadows, on slopes, along drainages and streams | Roadsides, open areas, edges of forests |
Elevation | (800–)1400–2200(–3200) m ((2600–)4600–7200(–10500) ft) | 2100–2800 m (6900–9200 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; NV; UT
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AZ; UT
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Discussion | Hymenoxys subintegra grows mainly on the Kaibab Plateau north of the Grand Canyon in Arizona and in western Kane County, Utah. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 443. | FNA vol. 21, p. 441. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Gaillardiinae > Hymenoxys | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Gaillardiinae > Hymenoxys |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Picradenia lemmonii | Actinea subintegra |
Name authority | (Greene) Cockerell: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 477. (1904) | Cockerell: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 480. (1904) |
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