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Hymenoclea salsola (Burrobrush)
Anderson, Wynn

Hymenoclea salsola

Hymenoclea salsola Torr. & A. Gray

Burrobrush, White Burrobrush, Desert Pearl

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: HYSA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Root Type: Tap
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Shape: Linear
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall, often shorter.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Whitish.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NV , UT

Find Seed or Plants

Find seed sources for this species at the Native Seed Network.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - Santa Barbara, CA
Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-10-12
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