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 Flower Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Leaves Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Leaves Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Plant - summer Willow Dells TrSue Smith | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial Similar Species: Gaillardia pulchella
General Desc:
Dense tufts of stems from a woody base, sometimes from rhizomes; stems much-branched, leafy toward the base. The flower stalks are slim so the flower heads bounce and sway in the wind.
Identification notes: Tufted perennial, stems much branched, leafy toward the base. Leaves hairy, alternate, oblong and rounded, toothed or lobed. Flower heads solitary, disc flowers red to purple, rays yellow. Achenes cone-shaped and hairy with short awns at the tips.
Height:
4 to 14 inches.
Habitat Description: Plains, mesas, clearings among ponderosa pines, along roads. Often found on limestone soils.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3500 - 7000 feet
Color:
Yellow ray, reddish disc flowers
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Apr - Oct
Description:
Flower head has 5 to 14 short or long petals (ray flowers) with 3-lobed tips around a fuzzy domed, dark reddish center (disc flowers).
Leaf Color:
Grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Pinnatifid
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Pinnately lobed, fine hairs, to 3 inches long and 3/4 inch wide; upper leaves smoothed margined and narrow.
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Achenes are densely silky hairy and topped with a structure of 5 to 10 dry, membranous scales tipped with slender awns.
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