Common names:
Wright's hymenothrix, Wright's thimblehead
Family:
Scientific name:
Hymenothrix wrightii
Main flower color:
Range:
From California to west Texas
Height:
Up to 2 feet
Habitat:
Open rocky slopes, pinyon-juniper woodland, from 3,000 to 7,500 feet
Leaves:
Alternate, or opposite near the base, stalked, once or twice pinnately lobed; up to 2 inches long
Season:
August to October
Stems of hymenothrix wrightii have a covering of relatively long glandular hairs, especially towards the base. Leaves occur mostly along the lower half of the stem; they are crowded, and irregularly divided into narrow segments. Leaves are generally glabrous but those towards the upper end of the stem may have also glandular hairs.
Flowerheads, six to eight per stem, contain disc florets only, between ten and 30; florets have five spreading white (or purple-tinted) lobes and a staminate column that is white towards the base, dark purple higher up. Disc florets are somewhat larger than for many other asteraceae species. Phyllaries, narrowly oblong to ovate in shape, number 12 to 16; they have a sparse covering of short glandular hairs, and are usually colored purple.
Flowerheads, six to eight per stem, contain disc florets only, between ten and 30; florets have five spreading white (or purple-tinted) lobes and a staminate column that is white towards the base, dark purple higher up. Disc florets are somewhat larger than for many other asteraceae species. Phyllaries, narrowly oblong to ovate in shape, number 12 to 16; they have a sparse covering of short glandular hairs, and are usually colored purple.
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