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Hymenoxys helenioides

Hymenoxys helenioides (Rydb.) Cockerell

Intermountain Bitterweed, Intermountain Rubberweed

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Picradenia helenioides

USDA Symbol: HYHE

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Orange , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , NM , NV , UT

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-03-29
Research By: CBR

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