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 Flower Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Leaf Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Plant - summer Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Plant - summer Willow Dells TrSue Smith | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
An attractive, low-growing, mound-forming, perennial with showy, yellow ray flowers and deep-orange disc flowers.
Identification notes: Stems greenish, much branched; ray flowers are bright yellow, disc flowers reddish-orange; leaves opposite, sessile, and crowded along the stems; narrow.
Height:
3 to 10 inches
Habitat Description: Found on dry slopes and flats, sometimes on calcareous soils.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 3000 - 7000 feet
Color:
Yellow
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
May - Oct
Description:
Flowers of 3 to 6 bright yellow ray flowers and deep-orange disc flowers; 1-1/2 inches wide; occurring singly on tips of branches.
Leaf Color:
Grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves stiff, hairy, very narrow, often somewhat curled, with 3 veins, to 1 inch long, opposite, sessile, and crowded along the stems.
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Ribbed, topped with 2 unequal awns.
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