Hymenoxys robusta is a South American species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It has been found primarily in Bolivia with a few populations in nearby Peru and Argentina.Kittie Lucille Fenley Parker. 1962. South American Species of Hymenoxys (Compositae). Leaflets of Western Botany 9: 197-224 descriptions in Latin and English, commentary in English, pages 207-208Kittie Lucille Fenley Parker. 1962. South American Species of Hymenoxys (Compositae). Leaflets of Western Botany 9: Plate 1 distribution map; key to symbols on page 200Kittie Lucille Fenley Parker. 1962. South American Species of Hymenoxys (Compositae). Leaflets of Western Botany 9: Plates 2 + 4 line drawings; captions on page 200Cabrera, A. L. 1978. Compositae. 10: 1–726. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la Provincia de Jujuy: Republica Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
Hymenoxys robusta is a foul-smelling perennial with a branching root. Leaves remain attached to the stem after they die and turn black. Flower heads contain disc flowers but no ray flowers.Rusby, Henry Hurd. 1893. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 3(3): 63 Cephalophora robusta
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External links Photo of specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Cochabamba in 1893