Status: Native
Synonyms:
Hymenoxys cooperi (Gray) Cockerell subsp. grayi Cockerell
Hymenoxys quinquesquamata is an upright herb much branched above from a single stem. The leaves are divided into linear segments. The flowers have yellow discs and rays. The leaves of the very similar Hymenoxys rusbyi are entire. From a distance the two species are easy to confuse.
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Hymenoxys quinquesquamata, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, North Star Road near the Corral Canyon turnoff, July 14, 2009
Hymenoxys quinquesquamata, from above, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, North Star Road near the Corral Canyon turnoff, July 14, 2009
Hymenoxys quinquesquamata, closeup of inflorescences, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, North Star Road near the Corral Canyon turnoff, July 14, 2009
Hymenoxys quinquesquamata, 1x macro of phyllaries, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, North Star Road near the Corral Canyon turnoff, July 14, 2009
Hymenoxys quinquesquamata, closeup of dissected leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, North Star Road near the Corral Canyon turnoff, July 14, 2009
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