Hymenothrix

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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