Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

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

Hymenoxys hoopesii (A. Gray) Bierner
(Orange Sneezeweed)


Family: Asteraceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Dugaldea hoopesii (Gray) Rydberg
Heleniastrum hoopesii (Gray) Kuntze
Helenium hoopesii A. Gray

Hymenoxys hoopesii is a erect perennial at higher elevations. The leaves are oblanceolate, relatively broad, with a strong central vein. The rays are long, thin, and yellow and always look droopy. The disc is greenish-brown. Hymenoxys hoopesii prefers moist meadows.
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Hymenoxys hoopesii, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road at Redstone Trailhead, Aug. 4, 2007



Hymenoxys hoopesii, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road at Redstone Trailhead, Aug. 4, 2007



Hymenoxys hoopesii, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, McKnight Peak, Aug. 9, 2009



Hymenoxys hoopesii, closeup of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, McKnight Peak, Aug. 9, 2009



Hymenoxys hoopesii, adaxial (upper) leaf surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, November 24, 2009



Hymenoxys hoopesii, abaxial (lower) leaf surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, November 24, 2009



Hymenoxys hoopesii, pubescent achene with pappus of several awns, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, November 24, 2009



Hymenoxys hoopesii, awned pubescent achenes on receptacle, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, November 24, 2009



Hymenoxys hoopesii, closeup of flowers & pollinators, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, June 30, 2010


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