Hymenoxys bigelovii explained

Hymenoxys bigelovii is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Bigelow's rubberweed . It is native to the states of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico in the southwestern United States.^{[1] [2]}

Hymenoxys bigelovii is a perennial herb up to 70cm (30inches) tall. Leaves have very narrow lobes resembling branching threads. One plant will generally produce 1-5 flower heads, each head with 13–15 ray flowers and 100–250 disc flowers.^[3]

External links

• Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Arizona in 1922

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Hymenoxys%20bigelovii.png Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map
2. http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3990&taxauthid=1 SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066984 Flora of North America, Hymenoxys bigelovii (A. Gray) K. F. Parker, 1950. Bigelow’s rubberweed