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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
Flower stem erect from basal rosette of leaves. Milky sap. Grows in loose soils in meadows, woods, steppe or deserts at low and mid-elevations.
Identification notes: Flower-heads of ray flowers only; base of ray flowers have 5 forked bracts that are tipped with a bristle; leaves are basal and narrow and long.
Height:
1-1/2 feet
Habitat Description: Pine forest down to foothills, plains and mesas.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 1000 - 6000 feet
Color:
Yellow and white
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Mar - May
Description:
Single flower heads are suspended on long erect stems (peduncles); flower bracts (phyllaries) lance-shaped, inside longer, outer shorter. Petals yellow and white, often reddish on underside, opening in morning and fading in afternoon.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Lobed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves 2–1/2 inches long, narrow (linear), tapering to pointed tip, entire or with narrow lobes and soft hairs.
Fruit Color: Silver
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: The achenes are each topped with 5 long silver scales. Together the conspicuous head and achenes resemble an over-sized dandelion head.
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