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Asteraceae

Bitter rubberweed

Hymenoxys odorata DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Hymenoxys

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Bitter rubberweed: Bitter hymenoxys ( Hymenoxys odorata ) in the United States
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Bitter rubberweed

Synonyms

  • Actinea odorata Kuntze
  • Picradenia multiflora Greene
  • Picradenia odorata Britton
  • Picradenia odorata subsp. odorata
  • Picradenia odorata var. odorata
  • Ptilepida odorata (DC.) Britton

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
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.