Hymenothrix

Hymenothrix
Hymenothrix dissecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Bahieae
Genus: Hymenothrix
Gray
Synonyms
  • Amauriopsis Rydb.
  • Hutchinsonia M.E.Jones 1933, illegitimate homonym not Robyns 1928 (Rubiaceae)
  • Trichymenia Rydb.

Hymenothrix is a small genus of North American flowering plants in the daisy family known as thimbleheads. They are native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

These are spindly, erect annual, biennial, and perennial herbs with white or yellow flowers.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Hymenothrix:

formerly included

Hymenothrix purpurea Brandegee - Florestina purpurea (Brandegee) Rydb.