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Hymenoxys vaseyi

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Hymenoxys vaseyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hymenoxys
Species:
H. vaseyi
Binomial name
Hymenoxys vaseyi
(A. Gray) Cockerell 1904
Synonyms[1]
  • Actinea vaseyi (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Actinella vaseyi A.Gray 1882
  • Picradenia vaseyi (A.Gray) Greene

Hymenoxys vaseyi is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Vasey's rubberweed. It is native to the southwestern United States, primarily in New Mexico with a few populations in extreme western Texas (El Paso County).[2][3]

Hymenoxys vaseyi grows in open areas, generally at the edges of forests at elevations of 2100–2800 meters (7000–9300 feet). It is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. One plant can produce as many as 50 flower heads in a branching array. Each head has 8-11 yellow ray flowers and 25-80 tiny yellow disc flowers.[4][5]

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