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Flowers Granite Mtn - Tr 345 - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Heliomeris longifolia - longleaf false goldeneye Synonyms: Viguiera longifolia Other Common Names: annual goldeneye, longleaf false goldeneye Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Asteraceae
Flowers Granite Mtn - Tr 345 - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Annual
General Desc: Upright, branching plant with yellow daisy-like flowers and sparse, narrow leaves.
Identification notes: Annual, slender stemmed, simple or branched above; leaves opposite below, alternate above; narrow and tapering to a point on both ends; disc and ray flowers yellow; achenes without bristles, awns or scales at their base. Stiff, short hairs all over.
Height: To 3 feet

Habitat

Habitat Description: Desert scrub, pinyon juniper woodlands and clearings in ponderosa pine forests.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 4500 - 8000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Yellow Shape: Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Jul - Oct
Description: The flowers have yellow ray flowers and darker yellow disc flowers at their centers. Flowers are up to 2 inches wide and found at the tips of slender stalks.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Dark green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Alternate and opposite Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: The leaves are lance-shaped to linear, to 2 inches long. The leaves are sparse on the plant. The stems are reddish and hairy.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Achenes without bristles, awns or scales at their base.


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