Hymenoclea
Encyclopedia
Hymenoclea is a small genus of flowering plants in the daisy family
known generally as burrobrush or winged ragweed. These monoecious
shrub
s are native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. There are 2 to 4 species.
Species include
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
known generally as burrobrush or winged ragweed. These monoecious
Plant sexuality
Plant sexuality covers the wide variety of sexual reproduction systems found across the plant kingdom. This article describes morphological aspects of sexual reproduction of plants....
shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s are native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. There are 2 to 4 species.
Species include
- Hymenoclea monogyraHymenoclea monogyraHymenoclea monogyra is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name singlewhorl burrobrush. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in deserts and adjacent mountains and dry valleys. This is a thickly branching shrub reaching...
- singlewhorl burrobrush - Hymenoclea salsolaHymenoclea salsolaHymenoclea salsola is a flowering plant in the daisy family known by several common names, including white burrobrush, cheesebush, and desert pearl. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it is a common plant of the local deserts, where it thrives on sandy soil,...
- burrobrush - Hymenoclea sandersonii - Sanderson's burrobrush