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Hymenoxys helenioides (Rydb.) Cockerell trib. Helenieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesHymenoxys helenioides (Rydb.) Cockerell trib. Helenieae
BibliographyBull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 481 (1904)
Native RangeColorado to Arizona and Utah
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2200-3000m
Descriptionleaves pinnatilobate, lobes 2-5, finely glandular-punctate, glabrous to finely pubescent, 5-15cm long, inflorescence paniculate, disc 10-21mm across, rays 9-11, 8-19mm long
Size20-50cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsActinea helenioides (Rydb.) S.F.Blake
Dugaldia helenioides (Rydb.) A.Nelson
Picradenia helenioides Rydb.
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah)
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