Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Anderson, Wynn

Hymenoclea monogyra

Hymenoclea monogyra Torr. & A. Gray

Singlewhorl Burrobrush

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Ambrosia monogyra

USDA Symbol: HYMO

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

From the Image Gallery

4 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Size Notes: Up to about 12 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NM , TX

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			UPL			FACW				UPL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Hymenoclea monogyra in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Hymenoclea monogyra in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hymenoclea monogyra

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-29
Research By: TWC Staff

Go back