Plant Name
Scientific Name: Hymenothrix wrightii
Common Names: Wright's Thimblehead, Wright Beeflower
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Biennial, Perennial
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Upland, Mountain
Flower Color: White to pinkish lavender-white
Flowering Season: Summer, Fall
Height: To 3 feet (91 cm) tall
Description: The flower heads are 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) wide and have white or purple-tinged bracts and dark purple-brown anthers. The leaves are green, alternate, and dissected into narrow lobes with rolled under margins. The lower leaves are larger and more numerous. The stems are slender, green, and branched.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus: Hymenothrix A. Gray – thimblehead
Species: Hymenothrix wrightii A. Gray – Wright's thimblehead
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