Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hymenoxys
Species: vaseyi
Vasey's Bitter-Weed - Hymenoxys vaseyi
Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Perennial herb; stems one or a few from a branching base, 2-5 dm tall, glabrous or sparsely pubescent in the inflorescence; leaves once or twice parted into narrowly linear lobes; inflorescence corymbose (flat-topped); involucre of flower heads 8-10 mm tall, outer phyllaries united for 1/2 to 2/3 their length, inner phyllaries ciliate-margined and blunt to acute at the apex; flowers yellow, ray corollas usually as long as or longer than the length of the involucre; achenes appressed-hairy, pappus scales blunt or acute at the apex. Flowers August to October.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 9
Number of Mapped Locations: 33
Number of Observations: 33
Observation date range: 09-10-1899 to 09-17-2013
External Links
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NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)