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 Basal leaves Max Licher @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
General Desc:
Found only east of Camp Verde in Yavapai County. Flower stems notably thickened towards flower heads, 1 flower head of only disc flowers per stem; leaves basal, grayish-green, hairy.
Identification notes: Small perennial; forms a branching underground woody base; producing as many as 15 unbranched, above-ground stems; produces 1 flower head per stem; 20 to 40 yellow disc flowers per head; no ray flowers.
Height:
To 6 inches
Habitat Description: Low gypsum (soft sulfate mineral) hills.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral
Elevation: 3280 - 3280 feet
Color:
Yellow
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
May
Description:
Single flower heads of 20 to 40 yellow disc flowers; disc flowers 1/8 to 1/4 inch in height; flower stems 1-1/2 to 6 inches long, hairy.
Leaf Color:
Grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Basal
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
1 to 15, erect, unbranched stems; leaves basal, new leaves tightly clustered; blades narrow, rounded towards tips, taper near stem, margins smooth, densely hairy, grayish-green.
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Cypselae (dry, 1-seeded achene), 1/16 to 1/4 inch, 5 to 6 tufts of hairs, lance-like or oval, spiny scales 1/8 inch.
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