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 Flowers Aspen Creek TrSue Smith |  Leaves Aspen Creek TrSue Smith |  Plant - summer Aspen Creek TrSue Smith | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Forms diffuse clones from creeping, slender rhizomes. Stems ascending to erect, sparsely to densely hairy in upper part of the plants. Flower heads numerous, elongated 1-sided clusters.
Identification notes: Stems ascending to erect, nearly hairless below, stiff straight hairs above; leaves in basal clusters and alternate along stems, upper leaves much smaller, slightly serrate; yellow flower heads on one side of branch; fewer ray flowers than disc flowers.
Height:
2-1/2 feet
Habitat Description: Found in road cuts, arroyos, grassy fields and hills, canyon bottoms and intermittent stream beds.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 2000 - 8500 feet
Color:
Yellow
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jun - Oct
Description:
Flower stems are numerous in showy terminal club-shaped or pyramid-shaped elongated clusters. Flower stems arch gently, flowers are borne on 1 side of the stem. Flowers have obscure ray flowers.
Leaf Color:
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:
Leaves are 3/4 to 2-1/2 inches long, 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide and rough to the touch, noticeably reduced on upper stems, with 3 conspicuous veins, margins smooth or occasionally toothed.
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Covered with stiff hairs, topped with bristles, less than 1/4 inch long.
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