Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Hymenothrix wrightii Gray
(Wright's Thimblehead)


Family: Asteraceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Hymenothrix wrightii is a erect annual. The white flowerheads are arranged in dense mostly terminal clusters. The pedicels are purplish. The leaves are dissected and cluster near the lower half of the stem.
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Hymenothrix wrightii, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Three Gate Road, Aug. 15, 2007



Hymenothrix wrightii, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Three Gate Road, Aug. 15, 2007



Hymenothrix wrightii, achene, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 4, 2007


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