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 Leaves Sue Carnahan @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) |  Plant Anthony Mendoza @http://swbiodiversity.org | | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual, biennial or perennial
General Desc:
Stems rise up from base; leaves are highly dissected into narrow lobes; yellow flower heads in dense terminal clusters; each flower head has about 5 ray flowers, and considerably more disc flowers; looks like a yellow pinwheel.
Identification notes: Erect annual mostly branched near the top; divided leaves, narrow lobes, distinguished from Hymenothrix wrightii by its yellow disc florets; flower heads of 15 to 30 disc and 3 to 8 ray flowers; bracts (phyllaries) in 2 series of 4 to 8 bracts.
Height:
1 to 2-1/2 feet
Habitat Description: Found in sandy soils, often on open slopes or along washes.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 2000 - 5000 feet
Color:
Yellow, yellowish-white
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Aug - Sep
Description:
Flower heads in branched, terminal clusters; 3 to 8 narrow, 3-toothed yellow rays to 1/4 inch long; disc florets yellow to yellowish-white, 1/4 to 1/2 inch long; tube full of granules.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Dissected
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Stems tall, slender, and branched, especially near the tips; alternate, leaves mainly at base of the plant; ternately divided (consisting of 2 or 3 leaflets) and dissected into 2 to 3 narrow lobes; to 4-3/4 inches long.
Fruit Color: Black
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: 1/8 to 1/4 inch.
Seed Notes: Slightly hairy; appearing to be cut off at the top and tapering to the base.
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