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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual Similar Species: Helianthus annus
General Desc:
Annual erect plant, usually branched in upper part. Rough to the touch and distinctly green. A shorter plant with more compact flower heads than the common sunflower, H. annuus.
Identification notes: Taprooted, erect annual of green slender stems. Flower heads large, showy; yellow ray and reddish-purple disc flowers; stems are densely hairy just below the flower heads. The receptacle bracts are bearded at their apex especially the center bracts.
Height:
4 feet
Habitat Description: Roadsides, fields, cultivated land and valley floors. A variety of habitats but especially disturbed areas.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3000 - 8000 feet
Color:
Yellow ray, reddish-purple discs
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
May - Oct
Description:
Yellow rays, reddish-purple disc flowers, to 2 inches wide.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Triangular
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate and opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Variable, oblong to lance-shaped leaves, often triangular to 2 inches long. Stems hairy. Leaves opposite below, alternate above. Flower head bracts sometimes hairy on margins.
Fruit Color: Grayish or brown
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Achenes are lined, faintly mottled, sparsely silky-hairy below, more densely so above; topped with 2 awn-like scales.
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