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Asteraceae

Owl's-claws

Hymenoxys hoopesii (A.Gray) Bierner

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Hymenoxys

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Owl's-claws (Hymenoxys hoopesii)
FlowerPhoto: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Owl's-claws
Finnish
Koreahohtokukka

Synonyms

  • Dugaldia hoopesii (A.Gray) Rydb.
  • Heleniastrum hoopesii (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Helenium hoopesii A.Gray

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.