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Hymenoxys brandegeei
Also called Brandegee's Rubberweed, Brandegee's hymenoxys, Brandegee's Four Nerved Daisy
A small high-mountain perennial herb of the daisy family, native to the mountains of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, often growing above timber line. It is best grown in cool, open, sunny conditions with very well-drained soil.
Hymenoxys brandegeei is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names Brandegee's four-nerve daisy, Brandegee's rubberweed or western bitterweed. It is native to the states of Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico in the southwestern United States.
Hymenoxys brandegeei grows at elevations of 2,800–4,100 meters (9,200–13,500 ft) in the mountains, often above timber line. It is a perennial herb up to 24 cm (9.4 in) tall. One plant generally produces one flower head per stem, up to 10 per plant. Each head has 14–23ray flowers and 150–250 disc flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hymenoxys brandegeei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
