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 Leaves and stems Brigham Young University, , S. L. Welsh Herbarium, Usage Rights: Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) |  Plants Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) | | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual Similar Species: Lessingia lemmonii var. peirsonii
General Desc:
Annual with grayish-green stems covered with long soft hairs. Grows along the ground or upright. Stem leaves are small and narrow. Yellow, sometimes pink dandelion-like flowers may be streaked with purple and usually grow singly at the stem tips.
Identification notes: Basal leaves wither before flowering; flower heads mostly born singly at branch ends, disc flowers only, yellow, sometimes pink or suffused with purple; style-branch appendages lance-like, <1/16 inch long, corolla tubes without brown-purple band inside.
Height:
To nearly 1 foot
Habitat Description: Found in the desert and other areas with sandy soils.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 3500 - 5000 feet
Color:
Yellow, pink, may have purplish streaks
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jun - Jul
Description:
Flower heads often grow singly but sometimes in clusters of 10 to 25. Each head consists only of many tiny funnel-shaped flowers (disc florets) with long lobes and often with white markings in the throat. Below each flower head are hairy leaf-like bracts.
Leaf Color:
Grayish-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:
Stem leaves are narrow, often less than 3/4 inch, with dense, short, matted hairs on the lower leaf surfaces. Margins may be smooth or have tooth-like points at the tips. Much larger leaves grow around the base of young plants but wither before flowering.
Fruit Color: Purplish-brown
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Fruit is 1/16 to 1/8 inch long, funnel-shaped and marked with spots of purplish-brown (mottled). Its surface has flat, dense, silky hairs and a tuft at its tip consisting of numerous, unequal, white or tannish-white bristles aiding in fruit dispersal.
Seed Notes: The fruit produces a dry single seed.
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