Hymenoxys robusta

Hymenoxys robusta is a South American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It has been found primarily in Bolivia with a few populations in nearby Peru and Argentina.[2][3][4][5]

Hymenoxys robusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Hymenoxys
Species:
H. robusta
Binomial name
Hymenoxys robusta
(Rusby) K.F.Parker 1962
Synonyms[1]
  • Cephalophora robusta Rusby 1893

Hymenoxys robusta is a foul-smelling perennial with a branching root. Leaves remain attached to the stem after they die and turn black. Flower heads contain disc flowers but no ray flowers.[6]

References
  1. The Plant List, Hymenoxys robusta (Rusby) K.F.Parker
  2. Kittie Lucille Fenley Parker. 1962. South American Species of Hymenoxys (Compositae). Leaflets of Western Botany 9: 197-224 descriptions in Latin and English, commentary in English, pages 207-208
  3. Kittie Lucille Fenley Parker. 1962. South American Species of Hymenoxys (Compositae). Leaflets of Western Botany 9: Plate 1 distribution map; key to symbols on page 200
  4. Kittie Lucille Fenley Parker. 1962. South American Species of Hymenoxys (Compositae). Leaflets of Western Botany 9: Plates 2 + 4 line drawings; captions on page 200
  5. Cabrera, A. L. 1978. Compositae. 10: 1–726. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la Provincia de Jujuy: Republica Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
  6. Rusby, Henry Hurd. 1893. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 3(3): 63 Cephalophora robusta


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