Heliomeris hispida

Heliomeris hispida is a North American species of flowering plants in the sunflower family called the hairy goldeneye[4] or rough false goldeneye.[5] It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah) and also to the northern Sierra Madre Occidental of western Chihuahua and eastern Sonora in Mexico.[6][3][7] There are a few reports of the species growing in California, but these are most likely introduced populations.[8]

Heliomeris hispida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Heliomeris
Species:
H. hispida
Binomial name
Heliomeris hispida
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Heliomeris hispidus (A.Gray) Cockerell 1918
  • Heliomeris multiflora var. hispida A. Gray 1853
  • Gymnolomia hispida (A. Gray) B.L. Rob. & Greenm.
  • Viguiera ciliata var. hispida (A. Gray) S.F. Blake

Heliomeris hispida is an annual herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall, with a large taproot. One plant can produce 1-15 flower heads, each head with 9-15 ray flowers surrounding 50 or more tiny disc flowers. The species prefers saline marshes and meadows in mountainous areas.[4]

References
  1. Tropicos, Heliomeris hispida (A. Gray) Cockerell
  2. The International Plant Names Index, Heliomeris multiflorus Nutt. var. hispidus A.Gray
  3. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter, Heliomeris hispidus
  4. Flora North America, Heliomeris hispida(A. Gray) Cockerell, 1918. Hairy goldeneye
  5. "Heliomeris hispida". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  6. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  7. Turner, Billie Lee. 2012. Phytologia 94:237-244 distribution map on page 243
  8. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Heliomeris hispida (A. Gray) Cockerell, hairy golden eye, rough false goldeneye


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