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Hymenoxys grandiflora

Hymenoxys grandiflora

9.9
A wildflower that grows on mountains and has large yellow daisy-like flowers in the north central United States
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Hymenoxys grandiflora
  • The meadows were filled with the bright yellow flowers of Hymenoxys grandiflora in early summer.

Examples

  • Hikers admired the solitary blooms of Hymenoxys grandiflora along the alpine trail.

  • Botanists conducted a survey of Hymenoxys grandiflora populations in the Rocky Mountains.

  • Look at that beautiful Hymenoxys grandiflora over there!

  • The stunning Hymenoxys grandiflora blooms in the summer.

  • Hikers admired the solitary blooms of Hymenoxys grandiflora along the alpine trail.

  • The meadows were filled with the bright yellow flowers of Hymenoxys grandiflora in early summer.

  • Botanists conducted a survey of Hymenoxys grandiflora populations in the Rocky Mountains.

Synonyms

old man of the mountain
vsHymenoxys grandiflora
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall mountain plant with soft thin leaves like feathers and large yellow flowers

focuses more on daisy like large flower heads rather than leaf detail
alpine sunflower
vsHymenoxys grandiflora
  • US
8.1

A mountain plant with feathery leaves and one large yellow flower on a hairy stem

emphasizes general mountain wildflower form not the whitish hairy texture

Surface Forms

Hymenoxys grandiflora main

Morphology

Hymenoxys + grandiflora

This is a standard botanical binomial combining a genus name with a Latin specific epithet: 'grandiflora' literally means 'large-flowered'. A learner who knows the constituent parts can therefore infer it refers to a Hymenoxys species with large flowers, so the meaning is compositionally derivable.

Etymology

Hymenoxys grandiflora comes from old Greek and Latin words: Hymenoxys may refer to a thin 'membrane' in the flower and grandiflora means 'large flower'. That's why the name creates a picture of big, yellow daisy-like blooms on mountain slopes, which helps you remember this wildflower.