Cheesebush (Hymenoclea)
Cheesebush Genus Details
Cheesebush, or greasebush, are desert shrubs with narrow leaves and flowers that are similar to ragweed. They grow from 3 to 8 feet tall and have needlelike leaves. They display small, numerous flowerheads. Native Americans of Sonora, Mexico, use white burrobrush twigs and stems in several remedies, including tea to treat skin rashes. While the cheesebush species of this genus flowers in the spring, other species, Jecote or H. monogyra, flower in late summer.
Cheesebush Allergy Info
Depending on the species, these shrubs flower from spring until late summer and are considered important allergenic plants.
Cheesebush Pollen Description
Pollen grains of Hymenoclea are oblate-spheroidal to prolate-spheroidal; the amb triangular and 3-4 colporate. The sexine is thick, tectate, and is covered with spinules that have been reduced to small, pointed or blunt projections.
The pollen grains are typically between 22-28 micrometers in diameter.
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Hymenoclea salsola, single grain. Herb. MIN
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Hymenoclea salsola, multiple grains. Herb. MIN
Species in This Genus
Allergenicity Legend:
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Mild Allergen |
Moderate Allergen |
Severe Allergen |
Allergy Test Available
Cheesebush (Hymenoclea) is a genus of the ASTERACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
