Scientific Family
Asteraceae
Other common names
Wright beeflower
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Biennial or perennial
Similar species
Hymenothrix loomisii
Height
To 3 feet
Riparian
Yes
Airy plant with white flower heads loosely clustered at the end of the stems.
Stems conspicuously leafy to about the middle, yellow or purple anthers exserted from the corolla and a generally whitish appearance to the flower heads distinguishes this species from H. loomisii.
Habitat
Mesas, plains, slopes and along streams, often in disturbed areas.
Plant Community
Riparian
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Disturbed Areas
Low elevation
3500
High elevation
8000
Flower Characteristics
Flower heads are white or pinkish to 5/16 inch long, with two circles of flower bracts, and dark purple-brown anthers. Flower heads are to 1/2 inch wide and are clustered at the end of the stems, made of disc flowers only.
Flower color
Pinkish-white
Flower shape
Daisy or dandelion-like
Tubular
No
First bloom month
June
Last bloom month
October
Flower clusters
Other
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Leaves are dark green, hairy, divided into very narrow segments with rolled under margins to 1-1/2 inches long, graduating to smaller up the stem. The stems are slender, green and branched. The leaves are much denser on the lower half of the stem.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Dark green
Leaf shape
Pinnatifid
Leaf margin
Dissected
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Club-shaped and hairy with a pappus of 10 to 15 bristle-tipped scales.
Fruit type
Achene