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 Basal leaves Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant Max Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial Similar Species: Hymenopappus filifolius
General Desc:
Erect and ascending; basal, woolly leaves are single, lanced-shaped to partly lobed; flower heads of 1 to 8 yellow disc flowers (no ray flowers) on top of long stems.
Identification notes: Leaves divided into 2 to 7 pairs of relatively broad lobes, densely matted woolly hairs, H. filifolius., has finely divided leaves; basal rosette of smooth margin leaves; somewhat large flower heads; hairs on seeds sometimes obscure scales on top.
Height:
8 to 24 inches
Habitat Description: Openings in pine, spruce, and aspen woodlands.
Plant Communities:
Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 5000 - 10000 feet
Color:
Yellow
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jun - Sep
Description:
Open cluster of 2 to 8 flower heads; 20 to 40 yellow disc flowers; corollas and tubes 1/4 inch; bracts yellowish to whitish or red-tinged, 1/4 to 1/2 inch long, 1/8 inch wide.
Leaf Color:
Grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Pinnatifid
Leaf Margin:
Lobed
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
No
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Stems and leaves covered with woolly tufts; 1 to several stems; leaves crowded at base; lance-shaped to partly lobed blades 2 to 5 inches long, 2 to 7 paired lobes; somewhat broad lobes, 1/16 to 1/4 inch wide; few stem leaves.
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: 4-angled, 1/4 inch, hairless or sparsely minute, rigid hairs; covered with 12 to 20 scales less than 1/16 inch long.
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