Heliomeris obscura

Heliomeris obscura is a rare Mexican species of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It has been found only in a remote area of dry shrublands in eastern Mexico, in the states of Puebla and Veracruz.[2][3]

Heliomeris obscura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Heliomeris
Species:
H. obscura
Binomial name
Heliomeris obscura
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnolomia obscura S.F. Blake 1916
  • Viguiera obscura (S.F. Blake) S.F. Blake

Heliomeris obscura is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 in) tall, with a large taproot. It is similar to H. multiflora in several respects, but has very different leaves, broadly egg-shaped or triangular.[4]

References
  1. Tropicos, Heliomeris obscura (S.F. Blake) Cockerell
  2. Turner, Billie Lee. 2012. Phytologia 94:237-244 description on page 242, distribution map on page 243
  3. Blake, Sydney Fay. 1916. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 51(10): 515–516 as Gymnolomia obscura, description in Latin, geographic information in English indicating type material collected in Veracruz
  4. Flora North America, Heliomeris hispida(A. Gray) Cockerell, 1918. Hairy goldeneye


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