Hymenothrix

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Hymenothrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hymenothrix
Gray
Species

3 to 5; see text

Hymenothrix is a small genus of flowering plants in the daisy family known as thimbleheads. They are native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. These are spindly, erect annual, biennial, and perennial herbs with white or yellow flowers.

Species:

  • Hymenothrix greenmanii
  • Hymenothrix loomisii - Loomis's thimblehead
  • Hymenothrix palmeri
  • Hymenothrix wislizeni - Trans-Pecos thimblehead
  • Hymenothrix wrightii - Wright's thimblehead

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