Hymenothrix is a small genus of North American flowering plants in the daisy family known as thimbleheads. They are native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.[2]

Hymenothrix
Hymenothrix dissecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Bahieae
Genus: Hymenothrix
Gray
Synonyms[1]
  • Amauriopsis Rydb.
  • Hutchinsonia M.E.Jones 1933, illegitimate homonym not Robyns 1928 (Rubiaceae)
  • Trichymenia Rydb.

These are spindly, erect annual, biennial, and perennial herbs with white or yellow flowers.[3]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Hymenothrix:[1][4][5]

formerly included

Hymenothrix purpurea Brandegee - Florestina purpurea (Brandegee) Rydb.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hymenothrix A.Gray | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  2. ^ Gray, Asa. 1849. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series 4(1): 102 generic description in Latin, specific description and commentary in English
  3. ^ Flora of North America Hymenothrix A. Gray
  4. ^ The Plant List search for Hymenothrix
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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