Hymenoxys grandiflora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Hymenoxys |
Species: | H. grandiflora
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Binomial name | |
Hymenoxys grandiflora | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Synonymy
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Hymenoxys grandiflora is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names graylocks four-nerve daisy, [2] graylocks rubberweed, or old man of the mountain. [3] It is native to high elevations in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States.
H. grandiflora is a perennial herb up to 30 centimeters (1 foot) tall. The leaves are 7.5–10 cm (3–4 in) long. [4] The plant generally produces one flower head per stem, up to 10 per plant, present between June and August. [4] Each head has 15–44 ray flowers and 150–400 disc flowers. [5] The seeds are five-sided with narrow scales at the tip. [4]
The species has the largest flowers of any in its genus, hence the specific epithet grandiflora (large-flowered). [4]
The plant is native to high elevations in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, in the states of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. [6] [7] It can be found on rocky slopes, meadows, and tundra environments. [4]
Hymenoxys grandiflora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Hymenoxys |
Species: | H. grandiflora
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Binomial name | |
Hymenoxys grandiflora | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Synonymy
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Hymenoxys grandiflora is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names graylocks four-nerve daisy, [2] graylocks rubberweed, or old man of the mountain. [3] It is native to high elevations in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States.
H. grandiflora is a perennial herb up to 30 centimeters (1 foot) tall. The leaves are 7.5–10 cm (3–4 in) long. [4] The plant generally produces one flower head per stem, up to 10 per plant, present between June and August. [4] Each head has 15–44 ray flowers and 150–400 disc flowers. [5] The seeds are five-sided with narrow scales at the tip. [4]
The species has the largest flowers of any in its genus, hence the specific epithet grandiflora (large-flowered). [4]
The plant is native to high elevations in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, in the states of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. [6] [7] It can be found on rocky slopes, meadows, and tundra environments. [4]