Hymenoxys lemmonii
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Hymenoxys lemmonii is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family
known by the common name Lemmon's rubberweed. It is native to the western United States in and around the Great Basin
. This is a biennial or perennial herb with one or more branching stems growing erect to a maximum height near 50 centimeters. It produces straight, dark green leaves up to 9 centimeters long and divided into a number of narrow, pointed lobes. The foliage and stem may be hairless to quite woolly. The daisylike flower head
is generally at least 1.5 centimeters wide, with a center of thick golden disc florets and a shaggy fringe of golden ray florets.
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
known by the common name Lemmon's rubberweed. It is native to the western United States in and around the Great Basin
Great Basin
The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds in North America and is noted for its arid conditions and Basin and Range topography that varies from the North American low point at Badwater Basin to the highest point of the contiguous United States, less than away at the...
. This is a biennial or perennial herb with one or more branching stems growing erect to a maximum height near 50 centimeters. It produces straight, dark green leaves up to 9 centimeters long and divided into a number of narrow, pointed lobes. The foliage and stem may be hairless to quite woolly. The daisylike flower head
Head (botany)
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence. Flower heads found outside Asteraceae show lesser degrees of specialization....
is generally at least 1.5 centimeters wide, with a center of thick golden disc florets and a shaggy fringe of golden ray florets.