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 Flower heads Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Leaves and stem Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Plant - summer Willow Dells TrSue Smith | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Biennial or annual
General Desc:
A short, spreading plant whose delicate leaves and branches are covered in short, grayish hairs. At the tip of each branch is a flower head made up of many white to lavender rays surrounding a yellow disc.
Identification notes: Short taproot biennial, sometimes annual; herbage with short spreading hairs; erect to ascending stems leafy from the start, without spreading leafy branches; leaves alternate, blades linear; flowers of narrow white to purple ray and yellow disc flowers.
Height:
To 18 inches
Habitat Description: Moist or dry valleys, ridges or meadow borders, wide variety of habitats including roadsides, riparian zones, woodlands and forests.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 1000 - 9000 feet
Color:
White to light purple
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Apr - Oct
Description:
Flower heads 1 to 1-1/2 inches wide, consist of numerous white to lavender (light purple), narrow rays surrounding yellow disc flowers. A single flower head blooms at the tip of each branch. There may be up to 100 flowers per plant.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Basal leaves are narrowly spoon-shaped to 3 inches long. Stem leaves are erect, getting progressively smaller up the stem. The lower leaves are pinnately lobed. Both leaves and stems are covered with hairs giving them a fuzzy appearance.
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: A small, oblong fruit that contains a single seed and is sparsely hairy and are topped with a cluster of fragile bristles surrounded by short, narrow scales.
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