Hymenoxys grandiflora

Hymenoxys grandiflora
Fig. nº 7
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hymenoxys
Species: H. grandiflora
Binomial name
Hymenoxys grandiflora
(Torr. ex A.Gray) K.F.Parker 1950
Synonyms[1]

Hymenoxys grandiflora is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names graylocks four-nerve daisy[2] or graylocks rubberweed. It is native to high elevations in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, in the States of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.[3][4]

Hymenoxys grandiflora is a perennial herb up to 30 cm (1 foot) tall. One plant generally produces one flower head per stem, up to 10 per plant. Each head has 15–44 ray flowers and 150–400 disc flowers.[5]

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